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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The state ranked fourth behind Florida, Arizona, Idaho and Arkansas, respectively, in the Education Freedom Report Card published by conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
According to Indian government's public policy think tank, Niti Aayog, there 14 cars per charging station, compared to nine cars per charging station in China.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Room for Disagreement Israel’s strike in Doha was based on intelligence that senior Hamas leaders were gathering, offering a rare chance to eliminate some of the group’s last officials, writes Joe Truzman in the pro-Israel think tank Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ Long War Journal.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
An estimate cited by the Atlantic Council think tank in July suggested Russia is producing some 5,000 long-range drones each month.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
According to Indian government's public policy think tank, Niti Aayog, there 14 cars per charging station, compared to nine cars per charging station in China.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Room for Disagreement Israel’s strike in Doha was based on intelligence that senior Hamas leaders were gathering, offering a rare chance to eliminate some of the group’s last officials, writes Joe Truzman in the pro-Israel think tank Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ Long War Journal.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
An estimate cited by the Atlantic Council think tank in July suggested Russia is producing some 5,000 long-range drones each month.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for think tank
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“Think tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20tank. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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