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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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Opponents said Antoni — who has spent most of his career at right-wing think tanks — lacked the expertise in statistical number crunching that's typical of previous BLS commissioners.
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Scott Horsley, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
The tax could lead to a $168 million drop in remittances to Nigeria, estimates the Center for Global Development think tank.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
News of the case ricocheted among Latin America experts working in the White House, Capitol Hill and think tanks.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
According to an analysis by the Lown Institute, a health care think tank, physician services in the emergency, radiology, anesthesia, and pathology specialties are commonly excluded from hospital charity care.
—Michelle Andrews, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
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Scott Horsley, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
The tax could lead to a $168 million drop in remittances to Nigeria, estimates the Center for Global Development think tank.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
News of the case ricocheted among Latin America experts working in the White House, Capitol Hill and think tanks.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
According to an analysis by the Lown Institute, a health care think tank, physician services in the emergency, radiology, anesthesia, and pathology specialties are commonly excluded from hospital charity care.
—Michelle Andrews, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
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