the loop
noun
: a group of people who know about or have influence or control over something
She wants to stay in the loop as these changes are being considered.
He claims that he was kept out of the loop when the decision to sell the company was being made.
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That small shift—freeing up the customer’s time while keeping them in the loop—was transformative.
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Duncan Wardle, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The research team found that the best model kept humans in the loop and focused on feedback loops.
—Benjamin Jensen, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2025
To get out of the loop of picking up your phone every few minutes, and ditch your popcorn brain, Nerurkar suggests four practices:
Limit yourself to no more than 20 minutes twice a day of scrolling on your phone.
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
That's why scientists have been searching for a better way to close the loop.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2025
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Duncan Wardle, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The research team found that the best model kept humans in the loop and focused on feedback loops.
—Benjamin Jensen, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2025
To get out of the loop of picking up your phone every few minutes, and ditch your popcorn brain, Nerurkar suggests four practices:
Limit yourself to no more than 20 minutes twice a day of scrolling on your phone.
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
That's why scientists have been searching for a better way to close the loop.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for the loop
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“The loop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20loop. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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