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steerage

[steer-ij] / ˈstɪər ɪdʒ /


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One of these days, you’ll meet a friend at the airport and they’ll see you enjoying your glass of champagne in first class when they’re bustling their way into steerage.

From MarketWatch May 26, 2026

If Miranda Priestly can get thrown in steerage, we’re all screwed.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2026

Her job doesn’t allow for remote work, and she said she didn’t want to subject her large dog to the steerage of an airplane.

From New York Times Oct. 19, 2022

So I worked with these amazing people under the steerage of Bruce.

From Salon Jun. 5, 2020

But even with all of this, as I stood on the lower deck outside our dark, cramped rooms in steerage, watching the oily water churn beneath the Agnes Pauline, I felt my spirits lift.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline




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