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Recent Examples of demotion
City employees allegedly took demotions or resigned to avoid a toxic work environment.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
16 June 2026
Before his demotion, Lewis was swinging at everything, and the strikeouts began to pile up.
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Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
Vitello talked about the importance of Walker’s mentality at the time of his demotion, but Walker said Friday that his mental state was good before being optioned.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
This demotion also led to a significant pay cut, according to Conaway’s suit.
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Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
Power numbers are short of expectations for Jakob Marsee (three), rookie Owen Caissie (five) and Agustin Ramirez (just two homers before his demotion to Jacksonville).
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Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
Two years of generally disappointing numbers for the team’s first-round pick in 2024 has made that happen, as well as Legette’s demotion late last season.
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Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2026
But her demotion comes after Flores’ former employer, UT MD Anderson, a cancer center at the University of Texas, recently completed a retrospective review of a number of studies she co-authored.
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Christopher O'Donnell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 June 2026
About the time of her demotion, the lawsuit says, the union placed the new male employee into supervisory roles that Bathory had previously held.
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Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
16 June 2026
Before his demotion, Lewis was swinging at everything, and the strikeouts began to pile up.
—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
Vitello talked about the importance of Walker’s mentality at the time of his demotion, but Walker said Friday that his mental state was good before being optioned.
—
Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
This demotion also led to a significant pay cut, according to Conaway’s suit.
—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
Power numbers are short of expectations for Jakob Marsee (three), rookie Owen Caissie (five) and Agustin Ramirez (just two homers before his demotion to Jacksonville).
—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
Two years of generally disappointing numbers for the team’s first-round pick in 2024 has made that happen, as well as Legette’s demotion late last season.
—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2026
But her demotion comes after Flores’ former employer, UT MD Anderson, a cancer center at the University of Texas, recently completed a retrospective review of a number of studies she co-authored.
—
Christopher O'Donnell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 June 2026
About the time of her demotion, the lawsuit says, the union placed the new male employee into supervisory roles that Bathory had previously held.
—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demotion
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Michael Reaves / Getty Images The decision to hire May fell in the lap of Mavericks president Masai Ujiri, who took over the team last month following the firing of former GM Nico Harrison in November.
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Johnson’s Office of Community Safety has seen major and sudden changes in recent months, particularly in Johnson’s sudden firing of Gatewood.
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Despite her dismissal, Keyser appeared in the first 20 minutes of Thursday’s episode, sharing a chat and a kiss with partner Zach Georgiou, and later slept in the bed with him.
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Following Mendoza's dismissal, fan anger seems to be directed at Stearns, the man in charge of building the roster.
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The final number of staffing reductions could change as the district transitions between fiscal years, according to the district.
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With this uptick in usage, Google hasn’t seen a reduction of headcount – companies are leaning into AI as an enhancement tool.
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In 1933, the year Hitler consolidated power, Schmeling suffered public humiliation at the hands of Max Baer, a boxer from the American heartland whose father was Jewish.
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The complaint states that Lowe has suffered emotional distress, humiliation, lost income and medical expenses.
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Following a varied but moderately successful club coaching career which involved 16 different appointments, in 2024 he was selected by the EFA to lead the national team following the sacking of Portuguese Rui Vitoria.
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The sacking of key leaders of the panel raises concern that the entire group may face a similar fate to what happened to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
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“Demotion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demotion. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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