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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In 2019, Kirk cofounded an evangelical think tank out of Liberty University, originally named the Falkirk Center, combining Kirk’s name and that of former Liberty president Jerry Falwell Jr.
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Liam Adams, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Online posts, including one shared by the Idaho Freedom Foundation, a far-right think tank, denounced Berriochoa and prompted calls to the Department of Labor and even former employers and educators of Berriochoa.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 13 Sep. 2025
Prior to its transit toward the South China Sea, the Fujian had conducted eight sea trials since its launch in June 2022, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington think tank.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Arkansas ranks high as a national leader in the school choice movement, the head of the state's Educational Freedom Accounts program said Thursday, citing standings from several think tanks and advocacy groups.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
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Liam Adams, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Online posts, including one shared by the Idaho Freedom Foundation, a far-right think tank, denounced Berriochoa and prompted calls to the Department of Labor and even former employers and educators of Berriochoa.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 13 Sep. 2025
Prior to its transit toward the South China Sea, the Fujian had conducted eight sea trials since its launch in June 2022, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington think tank.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Arkansas ranks high as a national leader in the school choice movement, the head of the state's Educational Freedom Accounts program said Thursday, citing standings from several think tanks and advocacy groups.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
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