as in mismanagement
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as in damaging
to manage badly
the business was mismanaged so seriously that it eventually had to declare bankruptcy
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Verb
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Even in districts that have staff dedicated to teaching Black history, some teachers are afraid of violating state law, according to Brian Knowles, who oversees African American, Holocaust and Latino studies for the Palm Beach County school district.—
Kate Payne,
Orlando Sentinel,
23 Dec. 2024 -
That year, the campaign finance regulator separately found that Wyss’s groups failed to provide evidence of certain grant agreements upon conservatives accusing him of violating laws on foreign nationals making donations.—
Gabe Kaminsky,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
22 Dec. 2024
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The movie ends with Bill's misuse of the monkey causing an apocalyptic event, and the bros make up (though Bill has his head flattened by a flying bowling ball).—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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Privacy advocates and lawmakers have expressed concern about the potential misuse of such data.—
Oumou Fofana,
Essence,
21 Feb. 2025
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However, a lack of clarity over where it should be displayed led to years of mishandling, confidential 1984 memos seen by PA news agency showed.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
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Within the European Union, for example, heavy fines under the General Data Protection Regulation have been levied against organizations for mishandling consumer data.—
Erum Manzoor,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Mismanaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mismanaging. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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