downgrade

Example Sentences

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The European Central Bank is expected to downgrade the eurozone’s growth prospects in refreshed forecasts when it meets on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

It won’t even downgrade him to not being the richest guy who has ever lived.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Space stocks traded lower, with Redwire down almost 16% after a downgrade to Hold, despite a 163% gain last month.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

The downgrade stemmed largely from weaker consumer spending.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

She submitted a list of the bonds she wished to downgrade to her superiors and received back a list of what she was permitted to downgrade.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis