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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Cramer emphasized that while the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 closed at record highs, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite finished Thursday in the red.
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Julie Coleman, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
The driver of the truck was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, while the occupants in the red sedan were not hurt, according to police, who have not publicly identified anybody involved in the crash.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
North America is set for a spectacular display, with most of Canada, plus Alaska, firmly in the red.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Rasul Douglas didn’t bite on the stop-and-go from receiver John Metchie III and rose up to pick off Cook in the red zone late in the second quarter.
—Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
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Julie Coleman, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
The driver of the truck was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, while the occupants in the red sedan were not hurt, according to police, who have not publicly identified anybody involved in the crash.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
North America is set for a spectacular display, with most of Canada, plus Alaska, firmly in the red.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Rasul Douglas didn’t bite on the stop-and-go from receiver John Metchie III and rose up to pick off Cook in the red zone late in the second quarter.
—Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
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“In the red.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20red. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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