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 person chosen as ombudsman, Kenneth Weinstein, formerly led a right-leaning think tank.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
And not just production but overproduction, said War on Want, which worked with Research & Degrowth International, a think tank based in Barcelona, on the study.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 7 Jan. 2026
Critics point to the panels, policy papers, and favorable opinion articles produced by think tanks funded by Qatar as ways the Gulf nation seeks to build legitimacy among Western elites.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 3 Jan. 2026
Elon Musk’s Department of Government of Efficiency cut at least $3 billion in research contracts nationwide, according to left-leaning think tank, the Center for American Progress.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 31 Dec. 2025
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
And not just production but overproduction, said War on Want, which worked with Research & Degrowth International, a think tank based in Barcelona, on the study.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 7 Jan. 2026
Critics point to the panels, policy papers, and favorable opinion articles produced by think tanks funded by Qatar as ways the Gulf nation seeks to build legitimacy among Western elites.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 3 Jan. 2026
Elon Musk’s Department of Government of Efficiency cut at least $3 billion in research contracts nationwide, according to left-leaning think tank, the Center for American Progress.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 31 Dec. 2025
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