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And McLaren felt that Norris’ team-mate Oscar Piastri, who finished third after starting fifth following a mistake on his qualifying lap, could also have demoted the Dutchman.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2024

This is especially the case now that the sport’s poohbahs have demoted the Death Vault in the Code of Points, ushering in what I hope is a new era of nuanced women’s vaulting.

From Slate • Oct. 29, 2018

Reynolds is the second player the Nationals have demoted since beginning their nine-game road trip in New York last Monday.

From Washington Post • Apr. 24, 2018

The Dodgers have demoted him to the bullpen at least until September.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2015

And his enemy was, not the Japanese, but the Nationalist Chinese garrison at Peiping whom the Japanese have demoted to a "Peace Preservation Force."

From Time Magazine Archive