demotion
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He has been nominated as deputy minister for trade and industry - a significant demotion.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
After elevating custom couture to an art form, just the word “content” sounds like a demotion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
It was clear to Abby this was a demotion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
It added sites which were penalised but then fixed the issue could submit a request to Google to have the demotion reconsidered.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
Any failure of duty on their part was liable to be punished by demotion and loss of privileges.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
Bloomberg Law, which first reported the demotions, said Washington Field Office leadership was dissatisfied with the pace of the investigation and that the Miller family shared those frustrations.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
The UC Academic Senate takes the lead in reviewing faculty misconduct cases and can recommend sanctions, including written censure, salary reductions, demotions, suspensions without pay or dismissal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2025
In the first week of May, the Chinese scientist who first published a sequence of the COVID-19 virus protested authorities barring him from his lab, after years of demotions and setbacks.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2024
After a post has been flagged by one of the independent fact-checkers, users will be able to lower or maintain the level of demotions on a post.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
Last fall, the Office of the Inspector General released a report that discussed Ms. Sualog’s case and several demotions and dismissals at the agency that “may have risen to the level of whistle-blower chilling.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
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