downgrade

Example Sentences

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The company declined to comment on the downgrade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The international lender sees a modest downgrade if the war ends soon, but much weaker growth and higher inflation in worse scenarios.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The UK's downgrade of half a percentage point is the largest of the world's advanced economies, with the UK now earmarked to have middling growth this year compared to its peers.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The downgrade suggests industry strain as chip vendors provide funding, though Broadcom extended its Alphabet AI chip collaboration through 2031.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The surveillance department was meant to monitor subprime bonds and downgrade them if the loans that underpinned them went bad.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis