mismanagement
- a word derived from mismanage.
Example Sentences
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In June, the Housing and Urban Development Department cut off federal funding for L.A.’s homeless agency, citing fraud and flagrant mismanagement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Oil-rich Venezuela has struggled for years with widespread poverty due to economic mismanagement and intense pressure from the United States and its allies.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
And Venezuela lacks the institutional bandwidth to respond, with many of its hospitals debilitated by years of mismanagement, a lack of drugs, power outages and the exodus of young doctors seeking a better life abroad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
In Cuba, anger has been growing at the government over the blackouts and decades of mismanagement of the economy.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
“There are too many things to report now for the news to catch it all. But if you look at the history of crisis mismanagement, it’s an easy prediction.”
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
