Example Sentences

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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

He added that mismanagement of water resources is a “catastrophe” for farmers and people displaced by fires.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Lawmakers and the Commerce Department’s watchdog office say the program has suffered from mismanagement, network failures and lack of oversight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The accompanying protests toppled the once-powerful president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was accused of mismanagement and corruption.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

The backdrop was a prisonwide feeling of rebelliousness: inmates in A-block had been demonstrating during the preceding weeks over prison mismanagement.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover