as in mismanagement
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as in damaging
to manage badly
the business was mismanaged so seriously that it eventually had to declare bankruptcy
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Noun
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Democratic officials who led impeachment efforts against Noem characterized her removal as necessary due to her incompetence and mismanagement, focusing on her failure to execute her duties effectively rather than framing her dismissal within broader patterns.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026 -
Bondi's Epstein file controversies marred tenure Bondi's tenure was embattled by accusations of mismanagement over her handling of the Epstein files.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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An asteroid the size of a house exploded over the city of Chelyabinsk with the force of 440,000 tons of TNT, damaging buildings and injuring more than 1,600 people, according to NASA.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said that an airstrike hit near its Bushehr nuclear facility, killing a security guard and damaging a support building.—
Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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Joseph States’ front-page News-Sun report last week detailed alleged mishandling of the youngster’s brutal history over a four-year period.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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The inquiry into Kent’s alleged mishandling of classified information reportedly predates his resignation, according to multiple people with knowledge of the matter, Semafor first reported.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Mar. 2026
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In their filing in Sacramento Superior Court, the residents accuse city officials of violating Measure O, which mandates that interim shelters sit more than 500 feet away from bodies of water or streams.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Sculptor and illustrator Jacques Tilly, who designed the aforementioned float, has been reported to the police for disseminating hate speech and violating the Criminal Code, which prohibits the use of Nazi imagery for purposes not expressly linked to art, scholarship, teaching, or reporting.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
1 Apr. 2026
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Negotiations between the union and film and TV studios began in March, with union leaders prioritizing more robust healthcare benefits, streaming residuals and protections against the misuse of AI tools.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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To limit further misuse, place a fraud alert or credit freeze with Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion, and check your credit reports for any unfamiliar activity.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Instead of writing obvious viruses, attackers are increasingly abusing legitimate features built into operating systems and cloud services.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Ensuring your Wi-Fi router receives software updates is crucial to patching vulnerabilities, especially since the router ban is all about stopping hackers from abusing flaws in today’s home networking gear.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Mismanaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mismanaging. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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