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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Europe would need to spend $1 trillion over the next quarter of a century to replace the capabilities and equipment currently provided by the United States on the continent, according to a security think tank.
—Ellie Cook
brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Lee is a longtime ally of the Heritage Foundation, the far-right think tank responsible for drafting Project 2025, a massive policy blueprint for President Donald Trump’s second term.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 14 May 2025
The nonpartisan agency is largely known as the think tank of Capitol Hill and provides analyses meant to help lawmakers in the legislative process.
—Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
The Urban Institute, a Washington policy think tank, estimates that long-term, institutional investors controlled 8.8% of single-family rentals in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in 2022.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2025
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Ellie Cook
brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Lee is a longtime ally of the Heritage Foundation, the far-right think tank responsible for drafting Project 2025, a massive policy blueprint for President Donald Trump’s second term.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 14 May 2025
The nonpartisan agency is largely known as the think tank of Capitol Hill and provides analyses meant to help lawmakers in the legislative process.
—Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
The Urban Institute, a Washington policy think tank, estimates that long-term, institutional investors controlled 8.8% of single-family rentals in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in 2022.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2025
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“Think tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20tank. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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