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The Pentagon has since tried in vain to demote his military rank and a grand jury have declined to charge him with seditious conspiracy.

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 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

Newby also could promote or demote judges on lower courts, deciding who served as their chiefs and held prestigious committee posts.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2025

The Tesla board would probably have to remove or at least demote him.

From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2025

“Kevin, I think we’d better demote me. In this time...”

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler

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

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2024

Philosopher Umberto Eco, for example, demotes joking that fails to critique power structures to the status of mere "carnival."

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2021

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

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

From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2016

“When an employer demotes an employee out of a desire to prevent the employee from engaging in political activity that the First Amendment protects, the employee is entitled to challenge that unlawful action.”

From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2016

Whenever there is a reshuffle at the top of government, it is worth keeping an eye and an ear on the dislodged, demoted and rejected former ministers.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

The man who shockingly demoted then-24-year-old goalkeeper Guillermo “Memo” Ochoa in favor of a more experienced player prior to the 2010 World Cup was now relying on upstarts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

When workers in their 40s and older are laid off or demoted, or face cuts in their hours, they may suspect age is a factor.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026

But for Wall Street, the political risk of investing in drug companies has been demoted: It now sits well below interest rates, clinical data and earnings in the hierarchy of concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

He’s been demoted from most important friend to friend, and he’s going to have to earn that, even.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

The commission said Thursday that it is concerned that Google might be demoting news media and other publishers’ websites and content in search results when they include content from third-party commercial partners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025

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

The Briton was controversially penalised at Sunday's United States Grand Prix, demoting him from third to fourth behind Verstappen, for overtaking off track.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2024

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2024

Royal Brougham fired the first and potentially most lethal: Had he made a critical mistake by demoting his sophomores?

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