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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These are efforts to remove humans from the loop for systems that carry out decisions most people don’t want to make, but someone must.
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Will Cady, SPIN, 30 Oct. 2024
There’s also a lookout point for the McKay Bridge along the loop that makes an excellent photo spot.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
It would also be prohibited to remove a human in the loop for actions critical to informing and executing decisions by the president to initiate the use of nuclear weapons.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
While the trail can be picked up and hiked from any point along the loop, the formal trailhead for Section 1 is the Ballard Locks.
—Miles Howard, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
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Will Cady, SPIN, 30 Oct. 2024
There’s also a lookout point for the McKay Bridge along the loop that makes an excellent photo spot.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
It would also be prohibited to remove a human in the loop for actions critical to informing and executing decisions by the president to initiate the use of nuclear weapons.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
While the trail can be picked up and hiked from any point along the loop, the formal trailhead for Section 1 is the Ballard Locks.
—Miles Howard, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
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“The loop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20loop. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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