as in think factory
an organization that consists of a group of people who think of new ideas on a particular subject or who give advice about what should be done
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The data was collected from a combination of CBS News reporting, visual verification, government estimates, and from think tanks like the Institute for the Study of War.
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Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Justin Callais is chief economist and Clay Routledge is executive vice president and COO at the Archbridge Institute, a nonpartisan think tank.
—Justin Callais, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026
Where restrictions could matter most About 80% of homes owned by firms with 100 or more properties are located in just 5% of counties covered by the data, according to a 2025 analysis by the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
Sun Yun, director of the China program at the Stimson Center, a Washington think tank, said China was focused on doing business in Latin America.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
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Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Justin Callais is chief economist and Clay Routledge is executive vice president and COO at the Archbridge Institute, a nonpartisan think tank.
—Justin Callais, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026
Where restrictions could matter most About 80% of homes owned by firms with 100 or more properties are located in just 5% of counties covered by the data, according to a 2025 analysis by the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
Sun Yun, director of the China program at the Stimson Center, a Washington think tank, said China was focused on doing business in Latin America.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
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