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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In turn, the Koch brothers supported climate denial think tanks, while Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch’s Fox News nightly broadcasts worked overtime to convince Americans that both climate change and COVID-19 were hoaxes or that vaccines were ineffective or unsafe.
—Michael E. Mann, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Daniel Costa, an attorney and director of immigration with the think tank the Economic Policy Institute, has called on Congress to boost the division’s funding to allow its regulators to conduct more proactive investigations.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2025
The Mandelson scandal has come at a poor time, says Olivia O’Sullivan, director of the UK in the World program at the Chatham House think tank.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
According to the think tank, poverty increased across all California age groups between 2021 and 2024, as well as all racial and ethnic groups.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
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Michael E. Mann, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Daniel Costa, an attorney and director of immigration with the think tank the Economic Policy Institute, has called on Congress to boost the division’s funding to allow its regulators to conduct more proactive investigations.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2025
The Mandelson scandal has come at a poor time, says Olivia O’Sullivan, director of the UK in the World program at the Chatham House think tank.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
According to the think tank, poverty increased across all California age groups between 2021 and 2024, as well as all racial and ethnic groups.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Think tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20tank. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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