mismanage
verb (used with or without object)
to manage incompetently or dishonestly.
had been mismanaging
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past perfect progressiveof mismanage.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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A 2014 audit by the FTA found that Metro had been mismanaging federal grant funds for years, spending money in violation of federal rules and keeping shoddy records.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 21, 2015
