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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And then there’s recycling, which can put battery materials back into the loop while requiring much less energy than mining. — Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026 But, the statement from Saints senior vice president of communications Greg Bensel also makes the point that the team has stayed in the loop about security. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Rather than serving as a reminder that people are involved, the kill switch positions the human outside of the loop and ready to flip the switch during a catastrophic emergency. — Trent Wintermeier, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026 When head trauma scrambles that signaling, the loop breaks down. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026 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 Oct. 2026.

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