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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According to a study by libertarian think tank the Cato Institute, around 3 out of 4 people placed into ICE custody have no criminal convictions; nearly half had no conviction or pending charges, and 5% had a violent criminal conviction.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 21 Jan. 2026
In the 2024-2025 school year, 39 states had measles vaccination rates below 95%, according to KFF, a nonprofit health think tank.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 20 Jan. 2026
Advertisement Other researchers at the Harvard Business School, the libertarian think tank Cato Institute, and the Brookings Institution have also argued that consumers are most affected by tariffs.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
Americans are paying 96% of the costs of tariffs as prices for goods rise, according to research published Monday by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, a German think tank.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 21 Jan. 2026
In the 2024-2025 school year, 39 states had measles vaccination rates below 95%, according to KFF, a nonprofit health think tank.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 20 Jan. 2026
Advertisement Other researchers at the Harvard Business School, the libertarian think tank Cato Institute, and the Brookings Institution have also argued that consumers are most affected by tariffs.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
Americans are paying 96% of the costs of tariffs as prices for goods rise, according to research published Monday by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, a German think tank.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Think tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20tank. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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