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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The largest geographic brood in the nation – called Brood XIX and coming out every 13 years – is about to march through the Southeast, having already created countless boreholes in the red Georgia clay.
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Seth Borenstein, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2024
The largest geographic brood in the nation — called Brood XIX and coming out every 13 years — is about to march through the Southeast, having already created countless boreholes in the red Georgia clay.
—Seth Borenstein, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2024
The Chiefs seemed to be finding their rhythm, and the 49ers gifted them a golden opportunity when Darrell Luter Jr. muffed a punt, giving Kansas City the ball in the red zone.
—Brett Knight, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
The amendment came to the floor on Tuesday following months of research by CHSAA’s Tournament & Playoff Finance Committee, which found that schools hosting playoff games and tournaments (such as wrestling or volleyball regionals) were consistently finding themselves in the red.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2024
To be sure, Trump Media continues to maintain a heady market capitalization for a business that's in the red and that booked just $4.1 million in revenue last year.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2024
And mounting debt, including months of overdue Amazon Web Services payments, had already left it in the red.
—Kenrick Cai, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Related Articles San Jose charter school closes as Bay Area districts face declining enrollment and million dollar budget deficits
Millions of dollars in the red, Morgan Hill schools announce staff cuts to fight budget shortfall
Avila doesn’t use a bathroom at school at all.
—Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
Nvidia and Netflix in the red A week after rallying high, AI chip maker Nvidia hit the brakes.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024
Seth Borenstein, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2024
The largest geographic brood in the nation — called Brood XIX and coming out every 13 years — is about to march through the Southeast, having already created countless boreholes in the red Georgia clay.
—Seth Borenstein, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2024
The Chiefs seemed to be finding their rhythm, and the 49ers gifted them a golden opportunity when Darrell Luter Jr. muffed a punt, giving Kansas City the ball in the red zone.
—Brett Knight, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
The amendment came to the floor on Tuesday following months of research by CHSAA’s Tournament & Playoff Finance Committee, which found that schools hosting playoff games and tournaments (such as wrestling or volleyball regionals) were consistently finding themselves in the red.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2024
To be sure, Trump Media continues to maintain a heady market capitalization for a business that's in the red and that booked just $4.1 million in revenue last year.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2024
And mounting debt, including months of overdue Amazon Web Services payments, had already left it in the red.
—Kenrick Cai, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Related Articles San Jose charter school closes as Bay Area districts face declining enrollment and million dollar budget deficits
Millions of dollars in the red, Morgan Hill schools announce staff cuts to fight budget shortfall
Avila doesn’t use a bathroom at school at all.
—Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
Nvidia and Netflix in the red A week after rallying high, AI chip maker Nvidia hit the brakes.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024
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