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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Leah Condon, his mother, was 13 hours away in Perth but never out of the loop to her son’s health status.
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Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025
From there it gets swept into the Gulf, where the loop current picks it up.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
For safety purposes, the closed section will serve as a staging area for equipment and construction vehicles, while the rest of the loop will remain open for public use.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2025
Loop diuretics work in a part of the kidneys called the loop of Henle, hence their name.
—Karen Berger, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 28 Mar. 2025
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Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025
From there it gets swept into the Gulf, where the loop current picks it up.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
For safety purposes, the closed section will serve as a staging area for equipment and construction vehicles, while the rest of the loop will remain open for public use.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2025
Loop diuretics work in a part of the kidneys called the loop of Henle, hence their name.
—Karen Berger, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 28 Mar. 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 22 Apr. 2025.
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