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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
His writing career has spanned plays, newspapers, corporate communications, speech writing and public policy think tanks.
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
Since leaving the Fed in 2011, Warsh has worked for think tanks such as the conservative-leaning Hoover Institution and has also taught at Stanford Business School.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 30 Jan. 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
The group has consistently targeted Western governments, think tanks, media organizations and NGOs to steal sensitive information and gain strategic insight.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
But nothing said on edgy podcasts or at conservative think tanks in previous days decided who the next governor of Virginia would be.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 6 Nov. 2025
Then there are the insurance firms that insure universities, nonprofits, progressive think tanks and foundations.
—Ryan Lucas, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
Atlas Network’s early partnerships with Venezuelan think tanks date back to the 1980s.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
Since leaving the Fed in 2011, Warsh has worked for think tanks such as the conservative-leaning Hoover Institution and has also taught at Stanford Business School.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 30 Jan. 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
The group has consistently targeted Western governments, think tanks, media organizations and NGOs to steal sensitive information and gain strategic insight.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
But nothing said on edgy podcasts or at conservative think tanks in previous days decided who the next governor of Virginia would be.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 6 Nov. 2025
Then there are the insurance firms that insure universities, nonprofits, progressive think tanks and foundations.
—Ryan Lucas, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
Atlas Network’s early partnerships with Venezuelan think tanks date back to the 1980s.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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