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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Antoni is the chief economist at the right-wing Heritage Foundation think tank, a contributor to the right-wing policy blueprint Project 2025 and a critic of the agency.
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Calmatters, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
One study was presented by the California Center for Jobs and the Economy, a nominally nonpartisan think tank founded by business interests that was established by the California Business Roundtable.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
The lawmakers also referenced a report from the think tank, Atlantic Council, which alleged that pro-Russia actors used Wikipedia to push pro-Kremlin messaging on its platform.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Another alternative was floated last week by The New Economics Foundation, a left-leaning think tank whose former chief executive, Miatta Fahnbulleh, is now a Labour minister.
—Ian King, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
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Calmatters, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
One study was presented by the California Center for Jobs and the Economy, a nominally nonpartisan think tank founded by business interests that was established by the California Business Roundtable.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
The lawmakers also referenced a report from the think tank, Atlantic Council, which alleged that pro-Russia actors used Wikipedia to push pro-Kremlin messaging on its platform.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Another alternative was floated last week by The New Economics Foundation, a left-leaning think tank whose former chief executive, Miatta Fahnbulleh, is now a Labour minister.
—Ian King, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
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