Example Sentences

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Both believe the business is challenged and the brand mismanaged, with sales in North America declining.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

"Prime Minister Anthony Albanese put her in this process. But it has been mismanaged by Sussan Ley."

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

This is "insurance" in case of "state collapse or a prolonged crisis", said Bajolet, adding these funds had been "mismanaged by the DGSE".

From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025

It wasn’t their fault that the wars they found themselves in were misbegotten and mismanaged.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2025

But that casino, mismanaged and too far away from major highways, was a money-losing business.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie