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Noun
Rules compelling basic disclosure or human-in-the-loop oversight in high-stakes contexts can reinforce the trust that sustains adoption over time.—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 15 May 2026 The schedule upgrades to the Metromover loops are done on select Saturdays to avoid major workday and weekend night disruptions.—Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
Verb
If everything checks out, the service module’s main engine will fire Thursday evening to send the crew on a trajectory that will loop them around the Moon.—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026 Rather, Orion will loop around the moon's far side this evening in a history-making flyby.—Mike Wall, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for loop
American companies wishing to fly from foreign soil therefore have to jump through a number of bureaucratic hoops.
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Mike Wall,
Space.com,
13 May 2026
Lerner said a splash pad was added along with a dog park, a picnic shelter, a basketball hoop with room for half-court games and a walking path seven-tenths of a mile around — the longest in any of the city’s parks.
Havana, Cuba — CIA Director John Ratcliffe led a US delegation to Havana to meet with Cuban government officials on Thursday as the island grapples with a collapse of its energy sector amid spiraling relations with the US.
When startled, the snake coils its body into a figure-eight shape or raises its tail to mimic another head and confuse predators.
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Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
But when classes resumed this week for the first time since the Iran war began, coiled barbed wire blocked the Palestinian siblings’ path to the village center.
Now, Pakistan is quietly growing its influence in the region while Washington and Tehran circle one another for another round of negotiations.
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Rafi Schwartz,
TheWeek,
13 May 2026
Given rumors were circling that José Mourinho was on his way back to manage the team next season, some assumed Pérez would be addressing that, looking to steady the ship after a torrid few months in the Spanish capital.
For her final day of engagements in the area, Middleton wore a cream pleated Jenny Packham skirt, Blazé Milano pin-stripe blazer and belt, as well as Alicia flats in taupe and black courtesy of designer Camilla Elphick.
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Stefania Saltalamacchia,
Vanity Fair,
15 May 2026
Of course, at this stage in her career — and with no formal acting training under her belt — every set is still a learning experience.
In fact, according to NOAA, only about a quarter of eastern Pacific hurricanes and tropical storms ever make landfall — most curve west and stay out at sea.
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Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
High up on the curving walls to either side were large murals painted in the 1930s by the artist Barry Faulkner portraying Thomas Jefferson handing the Declaration to John Hancock and the ratification of the Constitution.