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 building is the subject of litigation brought by former employees and executives of the nonprofit think tank after the Republican administration seized the facility last year and fired almost all the institute’s staff.
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Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Give it a Google search Law enforcement, government officials, think tanks and academics have spent two decades searching for evidence of noncitizens voting.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
The think tank zoomed in on year-end crime statistics from 40 large cities and found that homicides dropped 21% last year when compared to 2024, the largest single-year decline on record.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Demand evidence Law enforcement, government officials, think tanks and academics have spent two decades searching for evidence of noncitizens voting.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
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Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Give it a Google search Law enforcement, government officials, think tanks and academics have spent two decades searching for evidence of noncitizens voting.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
The think tank zoomed in on year-end crime statistics from 40 large cities and found that homicides dropped 21% last year when compared to 2024, the largest single-year decline on record.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Demand evidence Law enforcement, government officials, think tanks and academics have spent two decades searching for evidence of noncitizens voting.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
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