downgrade
noun
a downward slope, especially of a road.
was downgrading
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past progressiveof downgrade.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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On Friday, Moody’s said it was downgrading the bank because of its increased reliance on short-term borrowing, including from the Federal Reserve and the consortium of banks.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2023
The council's active and healthy communities committee confirmed it was downgrading its opening hours for assistance at Newry leisure centre from once a week to once a month.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2022
It also ran a problematic video throttling scheme called "Binge On," until criticism forced the company to tweak how it was downgrading third-party video streams.
From The Verge ● Jul. 14, 2016
Even so Sandy Chen, at Cenkos Securities, who has recommended buying the shares for most of the past decade said he was downgrading to sell.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 7, 2012
That day, S&P announced it was downgrading the U.S. because of rising public debt and clashes among policymakers about reining in the government deficit.
From BusinessWeek ● Aug. 8, 2011
