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
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 artificial intelligence industry was thrown for a loop when the Chinese start-up DeepSeek rolled out a product that was more energy efficient, cheaper to produce, and open source.
From Slate ● Feb. 2, 2025
She’d clearly been knocked for a loop, but she was trying to act more with-it than she was.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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