demote

Ahead of the first-round vote earlier this month, Bolsonaro fiercely denied a rumor that he planned to demote Brazil's beloved patron saint, Our Lady of Aparecida, if elected.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

US District Judge Richard Leon wrote in a scathing ruling that Hegseth had unconstitutionally retaliated against Kelly in seeking to demote the retired Navy captain.

From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026

Kelly filed a lawsuit in January that accused Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of violating his First Amendment rights by moving to formally censure him and demote him over the video.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026

According to Fidell, the secretary of defense has the authority to demote only flag officers—that is, generals and admirals.

From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026

I step forward, realizing Director Van Helsing may have done me a favor when he decided to demote me.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

The Company rakes her over the coals, demotes her, and doesn’t believe her report about an alien creature that has a razor-sharp tail, knife-like teeth and highly caustic acid for blood.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2025

I think it's really telling that as soon as Ulbrich gets into the role, he demotes Hackett.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2024

Facebook said it also demotes content from news publishers that users rate as untrusted in surveys and content posted by pages or accounts that repeatedly violate its rules.

From Reuters ● Sep. 23, 2021

It dwarfs those who view it, which not only inflates the power of the thing represented but also demotes the individual power of the spectator.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 4, 2020

Of course, as soon as Coleman demotes him we know his resentment will boil over.

From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2016

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 to patrol duty by Nanos days earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 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

Leclerc, though, felt Norris would certainly be in the fight, and both have some protection from Hamilton and Antonelli, both demoted by three-place penalties to fifth and seventh respectively.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 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

Their paper outlining the method is titled “I Know What You Did Last Summer” because that’s when the leading small-cap index, the Russell 2000, has been rebalanced each year, promoting some stocks and demoting others.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

The European Commission said Google is demoting media publishers' websites and content in search results when they include content from commercial partners, such as sponsored editorial pieces.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025

He was penalised five seconds for gaining an advantage by going off track, demoting him back behind Verstappen.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2024

Editors subsequently took away his column, demoting him to reporter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2024

He regarded this as a slight, that I was in effect demoting him, and he refused, choosing instead to run for the presidency himself.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela