downgrade

Example Sentences

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

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

The downgrade is one catalyst for the red numbers.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

To suggest otherwise is to downgrade his work unfairly.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

The downgrade stemmed largely from weaker consumer spending.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

She told them, for instance, that even though she was responsible for evaluating subprime mortgage bonds, she wasn’t allowed by her bosses simply to downgrade the ones she thought deserved to be downgraded.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis