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Over the course of the regular season, James had demoted himself to a sidekick role, sacrificing shot attempts while Austin Reaves and MVP candidate Luka Doncic took over the limelight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

On Monday, Chief Michel Moore confirmed that he had demoted Labrada from assistant chief to the lower position of commander.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2023

She was a surprise choice: At the time, Gentzler had been working at a station in Philadelphia that had demoted her from anchoring on weeknights — the marquee shift — to weekends.

From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2022

She said that Mr. Besson had demoted her in the credits of another film, “Taxi 5,” after she had stopped answering his calls for a while.

From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2018

Silently he cursed the captain of the guards who had demoted him to night sentry duty, then he cursed Vokal for his mad judgment in picking so heartless a captain to begin with.

From The Return of Tharn by Browne, Howard