mismanagement

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Recent Examples of mismanagement Iran has been grappling with frequent electricity blackouts, compounding public frustration and adding to the perception that sanctions, aging infrastructure, and government mismanagement are pushing the country into deeper crisis. Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 The country is mired in a prolonged crisis brought on by years of hyperinflation, political corruption, economic mismanagement and an ineffectual government. Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025 Romania, meanwhile, has tried to right the ship after several wayward years of mismanagement at the Romanian Film Center, and a pile of unpaid debts from its cash rebate program that the government is finally close to settling in full. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025 Unlike bonds, which promise repayment of the primary investment at a future date, warranting demands for higher yields to offset inflation concerns, gold is a physical asset that cannot be debased by fiscal mismanagement or political interference. Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025 The deadline for the documents to be turned over is September 15th and Comer said they were tied to the panel’s investigation of the possible mismanagement of the federal government’s investigation of Epstein and Maxwell. Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025 Nine years later, Josh Harris purchased the Washington Commanders, after years of team mismanagement, for over $6 billion. Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 The House Oversight Committee is subpoenaing the late financier's estate to explore a possible mismanagement of a federal government investigation involving Epstein and his former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell. Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025 Rooting out mismanagement and waste should be a bipartisan goal. Editorial, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mismanagement
Noun
  • That Trump has been singularly focused on pop culture comes at a time when his reputation — and that of his administration — has been under fire due to the mishandling of the Epstein files.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Sheen, 60, opens up about his misuse of drugs and alcohol which wreaked havoc on his health and career.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Much of the attention headed into Election Day was on Tiawana Brown’s quest to keep her seat amid a federal indictment over alleged misuse of COVID-19 relief funds and Marjorie Molina’s heated primary campaign.
    Mary Ramsey Updated September 9, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The agents had been following leads from an anti-trafficking organization, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, that in 2015 had uncovered the abuses of harvesters at an onion farm near Vidalia.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
  • California officials are trying to kill the fossil fuel industry in the state while simultaneously seeking a buyer for Valero Energy’s Benicia refinery near San Francisco, which is scheduled to close in April because the company no longer wants to deal with the abuse from Sacramento.
    Kerry Jackson, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In March, Waldrop was arrested by Parker County Sheriff’s Office deputies on suspicion of theft and misapplication of funds.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The technology continues to improve despite its drawbacks and misapplications, and major companies keep increasing their investments rather than pulling back.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025

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“Mismanagement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mismanagement. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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