downgrade

Example Sentences

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UBS says its decision to downgrade Mercury NZ was driven by valuation, with the stock up 14% since the start of April.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

To suggest otherwise is to downgrade his work unfairly.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

In the early 2000s, Shamieh helped reinsurer Munich Re contend with a crippling ratings downgrade.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The downgrade stemmed largely from weaker consumer spending.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

She told them, for instance, that even though she was responsible for evaluating subprime mortgage bonds, she wasn’t allowed by her bosses simply to downgrade the ones she thought deserved to be downgraded.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis