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Newsom finds himself in political steerage with Kamala Harris’ ascendancy to the Democratic Party’s throne.
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Tom Philp, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2024
The panel was particularly impressed with Gilford’s humane storytelling, graceful steerage, engagingly down-to-earth tone, and life-embracing characters.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 2 July 2024
There were five dozen other passengers, all but two in steerage, and the crossing, in miserable weather, took almost two months.
—David Owen, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2024
Her dad was a blacksmith, and her mom arrived in the U.S. in the steerage section of a steamship.
—Korin Miller, Women's Health, 21 July 2023
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Tom Philp, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2024
The panel was particularly impressed with Gilford’s humane storytelling, graceful steerage, engagingly down-to-earth tone, and life-embracing characters.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 2 July 2024
There were five dozen other passengers, all but two in steerage, and the crossing, in miserable weather, took almost two months.
—David Owen, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2024
Her dad was a blacksmith, and her mom arrived in the U.S. in the steerage section of a steamship.
—Korin Miller, Women's Health, 21 July 2023
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“Steerage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steerage. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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steerage
noun
steer·age
ˈsti(ə)r-ij 
1
: the act or practice of steering
also
: direction sense 1
2
: a section in a passenger ship for passengers paying the lowest fares
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