demotion
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However, all three will be aware that in both of the past two seasons a team relegated from the top tier has suffered a second successive demotion to League One.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
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
After elevating custom couture to an art form, just the word “content” sounds like a demotion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 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
The eighth victory in any tournament is therefore critical, the difference between promotion and demotion; it is roughly four times as valuable in the rankings as the typical victory.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
This action follows a series of high-profile staffing changes in the Justice Department, including demotions in February by interim U.S.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2025
Though the department seeks to discipline dozens of deputies each quarter, a review of disciplinary data posted online show demotions are not common.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2024
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
People accept demotions all the time, for all kinds of reasons.
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2023
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