in the red
idiom
: spending and owing more money than is being earned
Apparently the company had been in the red for some time before it went out of business.
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And can Justin Herbert rev up an offense that sputters in the red zone while likely missing LT Joe Alt to an ankle injury?
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Greg Cote
october 2, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
But Sutton’s ability to elevate in the red zone gives the quarterback a wider window, and Nix put the ball up high for Sutton to help keep it out of harm’s way.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Jeanty capped off his big day in the third quarter with a 9-yard receiving touchdown, catching a pass in the red zone before spinning off his defender and powering into the end zone.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 30 Sep. 2025
But the fire in the red brick church house had swelled.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
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Greg Cote
october 2, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
But Sutton’s ability to elevate in the red zone gives the quarterback a wider window, and Nix put the ball up high for Sutton to help keep it out of harm’s way.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Jeanty capped off his big day in the third quarter with a 9-yard receiving touchdown, catching a pass in the red zone before spinning off his defender and powering into the end zone.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 30 Sep. 2025
But the fire in the red brick church house had swelled.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
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“In the red.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20red. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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