: 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
Examples of redline in a Sentence
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2024
In Los Angeles, neighborhoods north of the I-10 (effectively a historical redline) can be defined by their relationship to Hollywood.
—Boris Kachka, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
This time around, the engine was built by Cosworth to displace 4.0 liters and produce 654 hp and 344 ft lbs of torque on the way to a screaming redline of 12,100 rpm.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
Next came stronger valve springs and pushrods with titanium retainers (these helped allow the redline to increase by 800 revs).
—Larry Webster, Car and Driver, 12 Aug. 2023
Also new is a feature that holds the engine at redline while braking and downshifting in manual mode, optimally priming the engine to pull the car out of corners.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2024
Instead, clear redlines reinforced by credible threats of unacceptable pain are needed.
—Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
The Isuzu's 190-horsepower, twin-cam V-6 pulls smoothly to its 6500-rpm redline, but only the Explorer is slower to 60 mph.
—Martin Padgett Jr., Car and Driver, 2 Aug. 2023
Putin prefers to needle, to provoke, and test his opponents’ redlines or readiness.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 12 Feb. 2024
Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 31 Mar. 2024
There are historical practices like redlining that contribute to current climate risk.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Much of that segregation can be traced to racist housing practices, such as redlining policies that meant houses in Black neighborhoods couldn't get insurance and banking discrimination, which prevented Black people from securing home loans.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2024
First National Bank of Pennsylvania discriminated against Black and Latino homebuyers in North Carolina for a period of at least four years, the Justice Department said Monday, the latest in a long list of banks who have been caught redlining.
—Ken Sweet, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2024
Ram officials tell us the inline 6 layout offers perfect balance with minimal vibration from idle to redline.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
The Taskforce has brought in $122 million in redlining settlements since it was created, the DOJ said.
—Ken Sweet, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2024
Strategically crafted racist policies like redlining and predatory lending block Black families from getting on equal footing.
—Tiffany Eve Lawrence, Parents, 4 Feb. 2024
The consequences of redlining in New York City An additional interactive map shows how redlining decisions made nearly 100 years ago continue to affect disenfranchised populations today.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2024
Noun
The upgrade engine pumps out 730 horses, or around 100 more than before while maintaining the same torque peak of 538 ft lbs and redline of 3,500 rpm.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2024
In Los Angeles, neighborhoods north of the I-10 (effectively a historical redline) can be defined by their relationship to Hollywood.
—Boris Kachka, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
This time around, the engine was built by Cosworth to displace 4.0 liters and produce 654 hp and 344 ft lbs of torque on the way to a screaming redline of 12,100 rpm.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
Next came stronger valve springs and pushrods with titanium retainers (these helped allow the redline to increase by 800 revs).
—Larry Webster, Car and Driver, 12 Aug. 2023
Also new is a feature that holds the engine at redline while braking and downshifting in manual mode, optimally priming the engine to pull the car out of corners.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2024
Instead, clear redlines reinforced by credible threats of unacceptable pain are needed.
—Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
The Isuzu's 190-horsepower, twin-cam V-6 pulls smoothly to its 6500-rpm redline, but only the Explorer is slower to 60 mph.
—Martin Padgett Jr., Car and Driver, 2 Aug. 2023
Putin prefers to needle, to provoke, and test his opponents’ redlines or readiness.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 12 Feb. 2024
Verb
In addition to redlining, racially restrictive covenants enforced in cities like Washington, DC, Chicago and Los Angeles worked to keep certain neighborhoods White.
—Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 31 Mar. 2024
There are historical practices like redlining that contribute to current climate risk.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Much of that segregation can be traced to racist housing practices, such as redlining policies that meant houses in Black neighborhoods couldn't get insurance and banking discrimination, which prevented Black people from securing home loans.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2024
First National Bank of Pennsylvania discriminated against Black and Latino homebuyers in North Carolina for a period of at least four years, the Justice Department said Monday, the latest in a long list of banks who have been caught redlining.
—Ken Sweet, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2024
Ram officials tell us the inline 6 layout offers perfect balance with minimal vibration from idle to redline.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
The Taskforce has brought in $122 million in redlining settlements since it was created, the DOJ said.
—Ken Sweet, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2024
Strategically crafted racist policies like redlining and predatory lending block Black families from getting on equal footing.
—Tiffany Eve Lawrence, Parents, 4 Feb. 2024
The consequences of redlining in New York City An additional interactive map shows how redlining decisions made nearly 100 years ago continue to affect disenfranchised populations today.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2024
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