Example Sentences

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The perception that governments were mishandling the economy was particularly important because many people experienced a tough year financially.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2024

Meanwhile, college women increasingly took matters into their own hands, networking with each other and supporting a national campaign to file Title IX complaints claiming their schools were mishandling cases.

From Washington Post • Jan. 24, 2015

She nursed Perrotte perfectly, but said it was in vain, because the doctors were mishandling the disease.

From She Stands Accused by MacClure, Victor