steering

[steer-ing]

noun

1. the discriminatory practice by a real estate agent of maneuvering a client from a minority group away from considering a home in a white neighborhood.

Other Word Forms

• self-steering adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of steering¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

After teasing an announcement on social media, Elon Musk’s electric-vehicle maker unveiled a “standard” Model 3 and Model Y that lack features such as wraparound ambient lighting and power-adjusted steering wheels.

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During the Biden administration, the Education Department announced policies aimed at assisting longtime student-debt holders and borrowers with low balances and those affected by forbearance steering.

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Tesla uses an interior camera, flashing screens, and sometimes requires a touch of the steering wheel to ensure drivers are at the ready when FSD is engaged.

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It’s all steering toward what is indeed looking like the league’s most important moment, as Clark said.

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But much of it stems from investors steering clear of a sector overshadowed by politics.

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