demotion
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This comes ahead of MSCI’s decision next week to determine if Indonesia will hold on to its emerging-market status or drop to a frontier-market classification, a demotion that analysts say will spur heavy capital outflows.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
His absence from work resulted in a demotion from lead foreman to an assistant role.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Bovino’s apparent demotion came after he made demonstrably false claims that Pretti was aiming to kill federal agents.
From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026
Since regulations required that department heads be colonels, not generals, Lincoln even took a demotion in his rank and was never again promoted.
From Slate • Feb. 9, 2026
He made them taste Mrs. Hile’s pie and share Sam Gardiner’s candy; he showed them the book on English usage and told them about the cartoon in the paper relating to General McClellan’s late demotion.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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