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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Backing for the region has grown stronger among Republican US-Africa policy leaders on Capitol Hill, right-leaning Washington DC think tanks, and Trump Africa policy advisers.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Other onlookers, including Eddy Conroy, a senior policy manager on the higher education team at the left-leaning think tank New America, wonder whether the CCAMPIS program might be a casualty of the Trump administration's next effort to claw back funding already budgeted by Congress.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
Cato, a libertarian-leaning think tank, found in a new survey that most Americans don't know how Social Security is funded.
—Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 15 Aug. 2025
Positive Economic Data Is Still Hiding Bleak Reality for Many Families
The cost of childcare now exceeds the price of college tuition in 38 states and Washington, according to an analysis conducted by the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
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Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Other onlookers, including Eddy Conroy, a senior policy manager on the higher education team at the left-leaning think tank New America, wonder whether the CCAMPIS program might be a casualty of the Trump administration's next effort to claw back funding already budgeted by Congress.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
Cato, a libertarian-leaning think tank, found in a new survey that most Americans don't know how Social Security is funded.
—Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 15 Aug. 2025
Positive Economic Data Is Still Hiding Bleak Reality for Many Families
The cost of childcare now exceeds the price of college tuition in 38 states and Washington, according to an analysis conducted by the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Think tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20tank. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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