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A group of bondholders, including Citadel LLC and Cyrus Capital, pushed back on the government’s initial proposal because it would have relegated them to an inferior financial position.

From The Wall Street Journal May 2, 2026

We have relegated milkweed to ditches and abandoned lots, said Lee-Mäder, an ecologist at the invertebrate-focused Xerces Society, where he is the co-director of pollinator and agricultural biodiversity.

From Seattle Times Nov. 8, 2023

In previous coalitions, Mr. Netanyahu might have relegated Mr. Ben-Gvir to a less prominent position.

From New York Times Mar. 27, 2023

The Detroit Red Wings and Philadelphia Flyers were not as aggressive, seemingly stuck in rebuilds that have relegated them to being sellers this time of year.

From Washington Times Mar. 4, 2023

We do not always recognise the voice of the rebel soul when first it begins to speak hoarsely, unintelligibly, urgently from the dark cell to which we have relegated it.

From Prisoners Fast Bound In Misery And Iron by Cholmondeley, Mary