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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France, Norway and the United Kingdom also cut funding for Gavi this year, according to an analysis from the Center for Global Development think tank.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
Expanding trade will be the major focus of the summit, which could help India achieve a more balanced bilateral trade with Russia, said Aleksei Zakharov, visiting fellow at Indian think tank Observer Research Foundation.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), a left-leaning think tank, said that eliminating a state’s income tax, anywhere, benefits wealthy people over lower-income residents.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
The Searchlight Institute, a new Democratic think tank, recently proposed a similar idea.
—Ezra Klein, Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2025
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Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
Expanding trade will be the major focus of the summit, which could help India achieve a more balanced bilateral trade with Russia, said Aleksei Zakharov, visiting fellow at Indian think tank Observer Research Foundation.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), a left-leaning think tank, said that eliminating a state’s income tax, anywhere, benefits wealthy people over lower-income residents.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
The Searchlight Institute, a new Democratic think tank, recently proposed a similar idea.
—Ezra Klein, Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2025
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“Think tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20tank. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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