A lot of people abandon loop for precisely that reason (it&#x27;s un-lispy) and use Iterate.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;common-lisp.net&#x2F;project&#x2F;iterate&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;common-lisp.net&#x2F;project&#x2F;iterate&#x2F;</a><p>Even the ITA&#x2F;Google style guide says to avoid loop if possible:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;google.github.io&#x2F;styleguide&#x2F;lispguide.xml#Iteration" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;google.github.io&#x2F;styleguide&#x2F;lispguide.xml#Iteration</a>