demoted

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The women said when they tried to complain, they were threatened by senior security staff, demoted and subjected to false allegations until they had "no choice" but to leave Harrods.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Former Fed Chair Marriner Eccles stayed on the Fed board for three years after being demoted by President Harry Truman in 1948.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Those rules could cause a team to be demoted from one competition to another, like Crystal Palace were from the Europa League to the Conference League last season, or miss out on Europe altogether.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Mavromatis alleges that she was demoted and then fired.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The junior varsity race was, for the suddenly demoted older boys from Washington, all about making a point.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown