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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 targets, observed in January, March and April 2025, include current and former advisers to Western governments and militaries, as well as journalists, think tanks and NGOs, and unnamed individuals connected to Ukraine, according to the blog.
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Deborah Sophia, USA Today, 9 May 2025
The Summit is an annual event organized by Heartland Forward, a non-profit policy think tank that aims to to stimulate economic growth in the central region of the United States.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Roughly 40% of Virginians didn't have a valid passport as of fiscal year 2024, per estimates from the Center for American Progress, a think tank.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 7 May 2025
Two conservative think tanks, the National Center for Public Policy Research and the National Legal and Policy Center.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
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Deborah Sophia, USA Today, 9 May 2025
The Summit is an annual event organized by Heartland Forward, a non-profit policy think tank that aims to to stimulate economic growth in the central region of the United States.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Roughly 40% of Virginians didn't have a valid passport as of fiscal year 2024, per estimates from the Center for American Progress, a think tank.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 7 May 2025
Two conservative think tanks, the National Center for Public Policy Research and the National Legal and Policy Center.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
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“Think tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/think%20tank. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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