mismanage
verb (used with or without object)
to manage incompetently or dishonestly.
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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A celebrated government-run health system has been mismanaging medicine for years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026