Historical clue formulations

• Take down a notch — 2025-08-03
• Reduce in rank — 2021-11-07
• Knock down a peg or two — 2020-04-23
• Knock down — 2019-03-21
• Bump down — 2017-02-18
• Reduce in rank — 2015-11-23
• Bump down — 2013-12-10
• Lower — 2013-04-12
• Take down a peg or two — 2010-12-27
• Knock down in rank — 2010-05-25
• Bump down but keep on — 2009-04-22
• Take down a notch — 2003-09-15
• Bust — 2002-12-29
• Drop down — 2002-06-22
• Bump down — 2001-12-19
• Take a stripe from — 1998-12-04
• Remove responsibility from — 1996-08-02
• Knock down a peg — 1996-03-22
• Knock down a peg — 1995-08-10
• Knock down a notch — 1995-07-11