downgrade

Example Sentences

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To suggest otherwise is to downgrade his work unfairly.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

In the early 2000s, Shamieh helped reinsurer Munich Re contend with a crippling ratings downgrade.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Spanish grid monopolist Redeia still got a downgrade from Fitch earlier this year, and Germany’s Amprion from Moody’s, though both remain investment-grade.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

The Morgan Stanley downgrade is the latest for Prudential Financial.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

The surveillance department was meant to monitor subprime bonds and downgrade them if the loans that underpinned them went bad.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis