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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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According to a study by libertarian think tank the Cato Institute, around 3 out of 4 people placed into ICE custody have no criminal convictions; nearly half had no conviction or pending charges, and 5% had a violent criminal conviction.
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 21 Jan. 2026
These servers generate immense heat, and keeping them cool requires a large amount of water, the bipartisan think tank Environmental and Energy Study Institute writes.
—Outside, 21 Jan. 2026
In one example, attackers posed as a foreign policy advisor and emailed a think tank leader with a QR code that linked to a fake questionnaire.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Advertisement Other researchers at the Harvard Business School, the libertarian think tank Cato Institute, and the Brookings Institution have also argued that consumers are most affected by tariffs.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 21 Jan. 2026
These servers generate immense heat, and keeping them cool requires a large amount of water, the bipartisan think tank Environmental and Energy Study Institute writes.
—Outside, 21 Jan. 2026
In one example, attackers posed as a foreign policy advisor and emailed a think tank leader with a QR code that linked to a fake questionnaire.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Advertisement Other researchers at the Harvard Business School, the libertarian think tank Cato Institute, and the Brookings Institution have also argued that consumers are most affected by tariffs.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
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