think tank
noun
: an institute, corporation, or group organized to study a particular subject (such as a policy issue or a scientific problem) and provide information, ideas, and advice
an information technology think tank
… was responsible for the armies of new political-action committees, lobbyists and rightward think tanks that poured into Washington to counter the consumer and environmental movements he helped to inspire.—
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Americans now pay an average of $265 per month in utilities, up 12% since last year, according to a recent report from The Century Foundation, a nonpartisan think tank, and advocacy group Protect Borrowers.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
The think tank Center for a New American Security estimates that between 10,000 and several hundred thousand AI chips were smuggled to China in 2024 alone.
—Magdalena Petrova,eamon Javers, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
The top conservative think tank has long sought to influence personnel and policy decisions in Republican administrations dating back to Reagan.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2025
According to India’s think tank Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), the volume is set to explode to over 12 million US tons (11 million tonnes) by 2047.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
The think tank Center for a New American Security estimates that between 10,000 and several hundred thousand AI chips were smuggled to China in 2024 alone.
—Magdalena Petrova,eamon Javers, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
The top conservative think tank has long sought to influence personnel and policy decisions in Republican administrations dating back to Reagan.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2025
According to India’s think tank Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), the volume is set to explode to over 12 million US tons (11 million tonnes) by 2047.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025
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“Think tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20tank. Accessed 5 Jan. 2026.
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