: a recommended safety limit : the fastest, farthest, or highest point or degree considered safe
also
: the red line which marks this point on a gauge
redlined; redlining; redlines
: to withhold home-loan funds or insurance from neighborhoods considered poor economic risks
: to discriminate against in housing or insurance
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Janina Dill, Foreign Affairs, 26 Feb. 2025
The metal shift gate and heavy clutch remind the driver that this is a Ferrari after all, as does the inimitable pitch of the engine revving to its 7,500 rpm redline.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2025
Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
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These challenges are poised to get even more amplified through the rise of bluelining, a more agile iteration of redlining that is guided by the growing hazards of climate change.
—Jerel Ezell, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Without Zelensky’s input, a deal is more likely to cross Ukrainian redlines, with the result that Ukraine and its people will reject it and opt to fight on no matter what Washington says.
—Janina Dill, Foreign Affairs, 26 Feb. 2025
The metal shift gate and heavy clutch remind the driver that this is a Ferrari after all, as does the inimitable pitch of the engine revving to its 7,500 rpm redline.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
However, the Justice Department and CFPB accused Fairway of redlining in Alabama and, in October 2024, the company agreed to pay a $1.9 million civil penalty and millions more in loan subsidies.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
Read More: The Critical Role Trees Play During Heat Waves
These challenges are poised to get even more amplified through the rise of bluelining, a more agile iteration of redlining that is guided by the growing hazards of climate change.
—Jerel Ezell, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Redline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redline. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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