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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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Recent Examples of think tanks
Even Russian President Vladimir Putin has admitted that the economy contracted early this year, while think tanks, bankers, and officials close to the Kremlin have been warning for months that a financial crisis is on the horizon.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 24 May 2026
Efficiency experts fanned out from academia and the emerging world of think tanks to advise and administer government.
—Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Warsh, a former Fed official, has worked for think tanks such as the conservative-leaning Hoover Institution and has also taught at Stanford Business School.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Orbán's government -- bankrolled in part by cheap Russian energy supplies -- poured money into a network of think tanks that became hubs for MAGA and nationalist ideology, and that in turn provided channels for the Kremlin to filter its talking points to American right-wing groups.
—Catherine Belton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2026
The gaslighting evil plutocrats who want everything own the Federalist Society, Heritage Foundation and other think tanks.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2026
His writing career has spanned plays, newspapers, corporate communications, speech writing and public policy think tanks.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
This corroborates findings from other think tanks and institutes that have tracked corporate activity since the tariffs dropped.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
In the United States, think tanks such as the Bitcoin Policy Institute have developed detailed frameworks outlining bitcoin's unique attributes, including its decentralized design and monetary characteristics to help inform policy and regulatory approaches distinct from other digital assets.
—Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Jason Ma, Fortune, 24 May 2026
Efficiency experts fanned out from academia and the emerging world of think tanks to advise and administer government.
—Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Warsh, a former Fed official, has worked for think tanks such as the conservative-leaning Hoover Institution and has also taught at Stanford Business School.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Orbán's government -- bankrolled in part by cheap Russian energy supplies -- poured money into a network of think tanks that became hubs for MAGA and nationalist ideology, and that in turn provided channels for the Kremlin to filter its talking points to American right-wing groups.
—Catherine Belton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2026
The gaslighting evil plutocrats who want everything own the Federalist Society, Heritage Foundation and other think tanks.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2026
His writing career has spanned plays, newspapers, corporate communications, speech writing and public policy think tanks.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
This corroborates findings from other think tanks and institutes that have tracked corporate activity since the tariffs dropped.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
In the United States, think tanks such as the Bitcoin Policy Institute have developed detailed frameworks outlining bitcoin's unique attributes, including its decentralized design and monetary characteristics to help inform policy and regulatory approaches distinct from other digital assets.
—Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
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