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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For example, board members and other staff members resigned from the Heritage Foundation after the think tank's president defended Carlson.
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ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Between 2013 and 2019, the Gates Foundation provided $8 million in grants to the International Peace Institute (IPI), a think tank that works closely with the United Nations and is focused on multilateral approaches to global peace and security.
—Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
For example, board members and other staff members resigned from the Heritage Foundation after the think tank’s president defended Carlson.
—Thomas Beaumont, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
The Bipartisan Policy Center, a centrist think tank, says noncitizen voting is rare and that the bill would create barriers to voting.
—George Petras, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Between 2013 and 2019, the Gates Foundation provided $8 million in grants to the International Peace Institute (IPI), a think tank that works closely with the United Nations and is focused on multilateral approaches to global peace and security.
—Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
For example, board members and other staff members resigned from the Heritage Foundation after the think tank’s president defended Carlson.
—Thomas Beaumont, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
The Bipartisan Policy Center, a centrist think tank, says noncitizen voting is rare and that the bill would create barriers to voting.
—George Petras, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Think tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/think%20tank. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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