for a loop
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The response to that failure threw Gyllenhaal for a loop.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
Clocktower’s Wallerstein said the Fed chair’s comments about still needing to gauge the impact of tariffs on inflation may have thrown investors for a loop.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
Tibbs was thrown for a loop by both trades, and taught him a lesson about facing adversity.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
When she didn't go through Nashville and its country-music milieu, "it sort of threw people for a loop", he told the BBC.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
The term Butterfly had thrown me for a loop when I’d first heard it.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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