demoted
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Relegated from Ligue 1 in 2022 before administration meant they tumbled into the fourth tier, this summer they were again demoted to the regional sixth tier because of financial issues.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Parachute money could ease those concerns, although there are no guarantees that the club would be entitled to those payments if they are demoted.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Two veteran FBI counterterrorism officials were demoted after investigators determined allegedly harassing calls to a top White House aide’s wife did not warrant further investigation, according to multiple reports.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
The senior pilot assigned the Sunday shift was demoted days earlier to patrol duty, following a workplace complaint.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
And for me, that was the final and truly unbearable tragedy: Like all the innumerable dead, he’d once and for all been demoted from haunted to haunter.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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