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.—
Jonathan Rowe
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Chinese solar-cell exports increased 73% in the first half of the year as prices hit record lows, according to data from energy think tank Ember.
—Justin Worland, Time, 18 Dec. 2025
Moniz, for example, sits on the board of the Cyprus Institute, a think tank backed by the Cypriot government.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 18 Dec. 2025
Since January 2022, Ukraine’s European allies have allocated a total of $221 billion in military, financial and humanitarian aid for Ukraine, compared with the US allocation of $134 billion, according to data compiled by the Kiel Institute, a European economic affairs think tank.
—Olesya Dmitracova, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
The economic think tank argued younger generations are likely to face a higher interest rate environment, slower economic growth, and stalling wage increases as a result.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
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Justin Worland, Time, 18 Dec. 2025
Moniz, for example, sits on the board of the Cyprus Institute, a think tank backed by the Cypriot government.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 18 Dec. 2025
Since January 2022, Ukraine’s European allies have allocated a total of $221 billion in military, financial and humanitarian aid for Ukraine, compared with the US allocation of $134 billion, according to data compiled by the Kiel Institute, a European economic affairs think tank.
—Olesya Dmitracova, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
The economic think tank argued younger generations are likely to face a higher interest rate environment, slower economic growth, and stalling wage increases as a result.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for think tank
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“Think tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20tank. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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