downgrade
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"I'm saying it's simply not good enough if you use a children's home that's not registered with us, and we will downgrade you if that's the case", he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
S&P Global Ratings noted that it could downgrade its rating if SpaceX fails to meet its ambitious growth plans but continues to invest heavily, generating negative free cash flow.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
The downgrade makes Bergin one of the more cautious analysts covering the stock.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
The World Bank last week forecast the global economy will grow 2.5% this year, only a small downgrade from its prewar forecast of 2.6%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
She stood on the slight downgrade of her front lawn, with the low, glaring, late afternoon sun at her back.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
Jefferies downgrades DBI to hold, from buy, while lifting its price target by 5.2% to A$5.51/share.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
The downgrades, especially to the equivalent of sell ratings on Goldman and Morgan Stanley, reflect the investment-banking industry’s move to “the later part of the cycle,” Kotowski wrote in a note to clients.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
There wasn’t much fundamental news on which to pin gains—no Wall Street upgrades or downgrades.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
Maybank downgrades Petronas Chemicals’ rating to sell from hold and cuts the target price to 3.92 ringgit from 5.62 ringgit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
If Moody’s downgrades GE paper, it is a big deal.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Evacuation orders for a portion of the Antelope Valley were downgraded to warnings on Sunday for the area between Fort Tejon Road and 233rd Street East to Boneyard Canyon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday modestly downgraded its outlook for the world economy this year, citing the energy shock caused by the Iran war.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
She has downgraded to a budget grocery store, has switched to generic brands and is saving far more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Bergin downgraded the stock to Hold from Buy with a $150 price target, down from $258 previously.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
The Army and the C.D.C. have never downgraded the safety status of Reston virus.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
However, Hong Leong notes recent hospital listings have largely run its course and investors are now focusing on company fundamentals, downgrading its rating on the sector to neutral from overweight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
In a 760-page report published in April, he called for the end of what he described as a "culture" of agencies passing responsibility between each other or downgrading their own involvement in cases like this.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
President Joe Biden proposed downgrading marijuana to a lesser category in 2024, which drew 43,000 public comments, and the DEA was reviewing the process, The Wall Street Journal reported External link.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
Through Valerie, Kudrow slyly performs our terminal habit of downgrading devastating developments to champagne problems, merrily chirping her character’s catchphrase, “How’s that?”
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2026
I say it is time we quit downgrading ourselves as a nation.
From State of the Union Address by Ford, Gerald R.
