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 Happiness Lab is a think tank that investigates the ingredients that contribute to people’s happiness.
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Eric Zillmer, The Conversation, 25 June 2025
Russia is looking to take its aggression beyond Ukraine, and reduced U.S. support will force European countries to work together to confront this threat, a Kyiv think tank said.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
In May, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ordered the FDA to review regulations on mifepristone, citing a paper from a conservative think tank that calls for restoring earlier restrictions on the drug and reconsidering the FDA's approval of mifepristone altogether.
—Liana Simstrom, NPR, 22 June 2025
Such attacks have already infiltrated U.S. water and wastewater systems, according to the non-profit think tank Center for Internet Security, which briefed law enforcement on Friday.
—Pierre Thomas, ABC News, 21 June 2025
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Eric Zillmer, The Conversation, 25 June 2025
Russia is looking to take its aggression beyond Ukraine, and reduced U.S. support will force European countries to work together to confront this threat, a Kyiv think tank said.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
In May, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ordered the FDA to review regulations on mifepristone, citing a paper from a conservative think tank that calls for restoring earlier restrictions on the drug and reconsidering the FDA's approval of mifepristone altogether.
—Liana Simstrom, NPR, 22 June 2025
Such attacks have already infiltrated U.S. water and wastewater systems, according to the non-profit think tank Center for Internet Security, which briefed law enforcement on Friday.
—Pierre Thomas, ABC News, 21 June 2025
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