in the loop

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1. Provided with information and included in a decision-making process. For example, She's new to the board, but be sure to keep her in the loop. This expression uses loop in the sense of “a circle of individuals among whom information or responsibility circulates.” The antonym out of the loop, meaning “left out of such a circle,” dates from the same period. For example, The chairman was consistently leaving Chris out of the loop. [1970s]

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in the loop

These included material losses, differences in resonator quality, backscattering, coupling fluctuations, phase errors in the loop couplers, and thermal crosstalk.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

It would be possible to make the vehicle fully autonomous, Wedler said, but stressed that in complex humanitarian settings "we have to have a human in the loop".

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

The 51-year-old still regularly listens to some podcasts that pivoted to video, including the paranormal-comedy show “Let’s Get Haunted,” which she says is doing a good job keeping listeners in the loop.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

"There's always a human in the loop, so there is always a human that makes the ultimate decision. That's the current set-up."

From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026

The kind of contact she hadn’t had in years, wrapping around and around her like a bandage, until all the broken things inside her were held fast, secure in the loop of Archer’s arms.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee