think tank
noun
: an institute, corporation, or group organized to study a particular subject (such as a policy issue or a scientific problem) and provide information, ideas, and advice
an information technology think tank
… was responsible for the armies of new political-action committees, lobbyists and rightward think tanks that poured into Washington to counter the consumer and environmental movements he helped to inspire.—
Jonathan Rowe
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Dunn wielded his influence through a think tank called the Texas Public Policy Foundation. —Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 However, by sheer coincidence, there’s been a recent flurry of think tank reports and articles on those issues that should be required reading for would-be governors and moderators of forums to question the candidates. —Dan Walters, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026 Iran expert Ellie Geranmayeh, deputy head of the Middle East and North Africa program at the European Council on Foreign Relations think tank, said mine-clearing is an area where European countries and their partners could play a role. —Sylvie Corbet, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026 What gives, asked researchers at the Public Policy Institute of California, a nonpartisan think tank. —Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for think tank
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Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 However, by sheer coincidence, there’s been a recent flurry of think tank reports and articles on those issues that should be required reading for would-be governors and moderators of forums to question the candidates. —Dan Walters, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026 Iran expert Ellie Geranmayeh, deputy head of the Middle East and North Africa program at the European Council on Foreign Relations think tank, said mine-clearing is an area where European countries and their partners could play a role. —Sylvie Corbet, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026 What gives, asked researchers at the Public Policy Institute of California, a nonpartisan think tank. —Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for think tank
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