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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To carry out her vision, McMahon has brought on at least 20 political appointees from ultraconservative think tanks and advocacy groups eager to de-emphasize public schools, which have educated students for roughly 200 years.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 8 Oct. 2025
And for the first half of 2025, record solar and steady wind growth led to renewables overtaking coal generation globally for the first time on record, according to a new report from Ember, an independent global energy think tank.
—Daniel Peck, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
Spain, one of Europe's front runners in renewable energy, gets about 46% of its power from solar and wind, according to the think tank Ember— sometimes more than 70%.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
Renewables surpassed coal as the world’s primary source of electricity in the first half of 2025, according to new data from the energy think tank Ember.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 8 Oct. 2025
And for the first half of 2025, record solar and steady wind growth led to renewables overtaking coal generation globally for the first time on record, according to a new report from Ember, an independent global energy think tank.
—Daniel Peck, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
Spain, one of Europe's front runners in renewable energy, gets about 46% of its power from solar and wind, according to the think tank Ember— sometimes more than 70%.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
Renewables surpassed coal as the world’s primary source of electricity in the first half of 2025, according to new data from the energy think tank Ember.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Think tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20tank. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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