think tank

Definition of think tanknext
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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Recent Examples of think tank Payroll taxes are the biggest levy that many people pay, and those for Social Security aren't owed on income above $184,500, according to a recent blog post by Jessica Vela, a federal policy analyst at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a progressive think tank. Sarah Agostino,greg Iacurci,kelli Grant, Cfp®, CNBC, 20 May 2026 Paragon Health Institute, a free-market think tank that has become influential among conservatives on Capitol Hill, has long argued that record enrollment numbers in recent years were fueled by fraudulent sign-ups, perhaps in the millions. Julie Appleby, CBS News, 19 May 2026 Any deals will likely be on Chinese terms, Alexander Gabuev, director of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center think tank, told the BBC. Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 19 May 2026 But according to research released in September 2025 by the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, 79 people have been killed by political violence in the United States from 2020 to September 2025. Rebecca Schneid, Time, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for think tank

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“Think tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/think%20tank. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.

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