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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Plans are for the loop to be closed near the U.N. and in Harlem this year.
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Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
This team is divided into three groups: those who play, those who are in the loop and those who couldn’t care less.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Driving the news: Trump left NATO and Ukraine still reeling with his initiation of direct peace talks with Russia, without Ukraine fully in the loop or other European leaders even in the conversation.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 15 Feb. 2025
At the crest, you’ll be surrounded by pink and tan hills, which narrow to canyon-like proportions on the fun downhill to finish the loop.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 4 Feb. 2025
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Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
This team is divided into three groups: those who play, those who are in the loop and those who couldn’t care less.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Driving the news: Trump left NATO and Ukraine still reeling with his initiation of direct peace talks with Russia, without Ukraine fully in the loop or other European leaders even in the conversation.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 15 Feb. 2025
At the crest, you’ll be surrounded by pink and tan hills, which narrow to canyon-like proportions on the fun downhill to finish the loop.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 4 Feb. 2025
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“The loop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20loop. Accessed 25 Feb. 2025.
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