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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Black delivered that report before the management committee of EXXON, who purposefully buried those conclusions and continued to fund lobbyists, think tanks, and politicians who vociferously denied the reality of anthropogenic climate change.
—Ed Simon
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
In 2021, the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, a London think tank, found 24 English-language Discord servers associated with extreme right-wing activity.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
Several think tanks and school choice advocacy groups, such as the Heritage Foundation, have ranked Arkansas' accounts program as among the best in the nation.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2025
David Bier, the director of immigration studies at libertarian think tank Cato Institute, told the BBC the change will force companies to adjust.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
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Ed Simon
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
In 2021, the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, a London think tank, found 24 English-language Discord servers associated with extreme right-wing activity.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
Several think tanks and school choice advocacy groups, such as the Heritage Foundation, have ranked Arkansas' accounts program as among the best in the nation.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2025
David Bier, the director of immigration studies at libertarian think tank Cato Institute, told the BBC the change will force companies to adjust.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Think tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20tank. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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