: 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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Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Where to draw the redlines and how best to counter Chinese military power in the region should be—and are already being—debated.
—Jennifer Lind, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
As climate risks escalate, insurers are withdrawing from high-risk zones and redlining regions.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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Noun
The neighbors won’t appreciate the grumbling exhaust, though the engine doesn’t rev particularly high for a V12, given the 6,000-rpm redline.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Where to draw the redlines and how best to counter Chinese military power in the region should be—and are already being—debated.
—Jennifer Lind, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Verb
Today, people of color are far more likely to live in poor neighborhoods that were redlined in the past, meaning that loans and other forms of credit were withheld from those neighborhoods.
—Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
As climate risks escalate, insurers are withdrawing from high-risk zones and redlining regions.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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“Redline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redline. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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