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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But nothing said on edgy podcasts or at conservative think tanks in previous days decided who the next governor of Virginia would be.
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W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 6 Nov. 2025
Last year, 240,100 people in Arkansas received SNAP benefits, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a left-leaning think tank.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2025
The Lehigh scandals prompted the Center for Immigration Studies, a Washington think tank that advocates for lower immigration levels, to urge Homeland Security Investigations to launch a wider review last year.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
That has included the hiring of an ombudsman from a rightward think tank.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2025
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W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 6 Nov. 2025
Last year, 240,100 people in Arkansas received SNAP benefits, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a left-leaning think tank.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2025
The Lehigh scandals prompted the Center for Immigration Studies, a Washington think tank that advocates for lower immigration levels, to urge Homeland Security Investigations to launch a wider review last year.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
That has included the hiring of an ombudsman from a rightward think tank.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2025
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