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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Investors are no longer treating the loop as background noise, repricing oil, bonds and taking into consideration a hawkish Fed. Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026 Agentic arbitrage occurs when AI agents complete tasks across multiple systems, and the employees who once lived in those systems now serve only as the humans in the loop. Rob Green, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 The system is not entirely automated, with human operators a critical part of the decision chain (called human on the loop). Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026 Guests can follow each business’s Instagram to stay in the loop. Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 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 5 Sep. 2026.

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