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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

To demote him back to second team Racing Bulls after just two races in a swap with Tsunoda - who was passed over only three months ago - is, quite simply, extraordinary.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 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

Right after the ink on that resignation letter has dried, Deborah demotes Ava to second chair, telling her that Winnie is requiring her to hire the previous host’s head writer.

From Salon ● May 31, 2024

She — bold but perpetually insecure — becomes attracted to Sam, and the dynamics shift further as Sam regains control of his bar and demotes her to barmaid.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2022

Only Rishi Sunak, the chancellor of the Exchequer, might be tempted to quit if Mr. Johnson demotes him in a reshuffle.

From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2022

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

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

Like so many since, he was crushed by Max Verstappen, and demoted back to the second team after half a season.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

He even spent much of 2024 demoted back to Triple-A.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

Crowley, who was demoted to another position, filed a lawsuit against the city, saying the mayor engaged in a retaliation campaign.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 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

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