downgrade

Example Sentences

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

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

The downgrade stemmed largely from weaker consumer spending.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Spanish grid monopolist Redeia still got a downgrade from Fitch earlier this year, and Germany’s Amprion from Moody’s, though both remain investment-grade.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

“We see an end to the earnings downgrade cycle.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 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