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demote

[dih-moht] / dɪˈmoʊt /


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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

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

Anxiety, self-doubt, and bickering replaced that night’s buoyant optimism as Bolles scrutinized each of them anew, trying to figure out who to keep in the boat and who to demote.

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

The win, Saints' ninth of the season, demotes Wigan Warriors into second place, however Matt Peet's side now have two games in hand on their rivals.

From BBC ● May 24, 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

The Racing Bulls of Arvid Lindblad and Liam Lawson took ninth and 10th places but the Briton will be demoted five places because of a penalty for using too many engine parts.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

The Cabinet Office found it was an act of gross misconduct and demoted him three grades.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Greg Olsen, the well-liked tight end whom Fox demoted to make way for handsome extraterrestrial Tom Brady, will be available at season’s end, and in high demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 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

“You can ditch us. Cal’s getting demoted back to stage manager.”

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2024

Greening alleges Diaz later retaliated against him, including demoting him, for bringing up those concerns.

From Seattle Times ● May 21, 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


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