redline

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noun

red·line ˈred-ˈlīn

: 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

redline

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verb

red·line ˈred-ˌlīn

-ˈlīn

redlined; redlining; redlines

intransitive verb

: to withhold home-loan funds or insurance from neighborhoods considered poor economic risks

transitive verb

: to discriminate against in housing or insurance

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Noun

In the summer of 2021, Manchin took a chainsaw to Biden's $3.5 trillion Build Back Better agenda and articulated his own redlines. —

Axios, 12 Dec. 2024 The events of the past year have upended long-standing redlines, deterrence parameters, and traditional rules of engagement among foes, and Riyadh is in a uniquely strong position to midwife a better regional order. —

Maria Fantappie, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2024

Verb

Oftentimes, brands will share their version of a document using the applicable redlining feature (which is very mindful, very considerate of them). —

Veronica Ramirez, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 Black Americans — who for decades in the mid-20th century were shut out of swaths of the housing market by redlining and other racist practices — are disproportionately likely to be first-time buyers. —

Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 13 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for redline