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downgrade

[doun-greyd] / ˈdaʊnˌgreɪd /




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Analysts at RBC downgrade Nike stock and lower their price target.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

This is perhaps the more compelling deal rationale: It gives NextEra’s rapidly growing unregulated development arm a lot of breathing room to expand without triggering a credit downgrade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

It won’t even downgrade him to not being the richest guy who has ever lived.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

The downgrade stemmed largely from weaker consumer spending.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 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




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