tiller
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In particular, the rear-axle steering—standard equipment on the Turbo S—puts a huge tiller in the water, giving the Turbo S an easy, trust-building precision as the cornering loads build.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
It would have worked if supply and demand were holding the tiller.
From Salon • May 28, 2024
With Williams at the tiller, Canlis earned one of the few four-star reviews ever awarded by The Seattle Times.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2022
For quite a few people, this teetotal millennial - he had his 40th birthday during the first lockdown - appeared to be a reassuringly steady hand at the tiller.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2022
He felt no surprise as Mal strode past the adults to the tiller.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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