demotion
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Barberie was let go four months later after declining a demotion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
He has been nominated as deputy minister for trade and industry - a significant demotion.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Having won the FA Cup and Community Shield in 2025 at Wembley, their remarkable European journey started in a Swiss courtroom, unsuccessfully appealing their demotion into the Conference League from the second-tier Europa League.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
Some administration officials viewed the move as a demotion of sorts for Sacks, moving him further from meaningful AI policy decisions, people familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
But given their championship, they recognized what seemed an unwarranted demotion and felt more than a little intimidated by their new coach’s bearing.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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Bloomberg Law, which first reported the demotions, said Washington Field Office leadership was dissatisfied with the pace of the investigation and that the Miller family shared those frustrations.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
In the first week of May, the Chinese scientist who first published a sequence of the COVID-19 virus protested authorities barring him from his lab, after years of demotions and setbacks.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2024
After a post has been flagged by one of the independent fact-checkers, users will be able to lower or maintain the level of demotions on a post.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
In cases in which officers were caught having an inappropriate relationship, Moore wrote, the punishment ranged from suspensions and demotions to “the individual no longer being a member of this organization.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2023
Unlike many cabinet reshuffles, this one involved no demotions or firings.
From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2023
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