: 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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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2025
The problem is that redlines and escalation thresholds are not inscribed on stone tablets.
—Michael Poznansky, Foreign Affairs, 3 Jan. 2025
Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Racist redlining policies at the time restricted where Black residents could live, per city records.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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Noun
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
The problem is that redlines and escalation thresholds are not inscribed on stone tablets.
—Michael Poznansky, Foreign Affairs, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
Many were boxed out of neighborhoods east of Lake Avenue because of redlining and settled in West Altadena.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Racist redlining policies at the time restricted where Black residents could live, per city records.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Redline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redline. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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