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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

The punishments included everything from terminations to demotions to suspensions.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 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

And while Cathay Pacific rehired dozens of pilots from the shuttered Cathay Dragon division in 2021 and 2022, many had to take pay cuts and demotions when accepting their offers.

From New York Times • May 29, 2023

Two goalkeepers took demotions to England’s second division and the third hasn’t gotten a single Premier League minute.

From Washington Times • Oct. 24, 2022