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.—
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But Jeff Brandes, a former Republican state senator and think tank founder, said there are prisons and airports all over the state that are more suitable locations for detainees than Florida’s new detention center in Ochopee, 44 miles west of Naples.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2025
In addition to his role as a think tank leader, Ed Feulner also played a significant role in grant-giving foundations such as the Sarah Scaife Foundation, which supports dozens of policy think tanks.
—Alejandro Antonio Chafuen, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
What People Are Saying The Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a U.S.-based think tank tracking daily changes to the frontlines in Ukraine, said on Monday that Russia had advanced south of Pokrovsk, including in the east of Zvirove and the village of Pishchane, just southwest of Zvirove.
—Ellie Cook
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Edwin Feulner, founder and longtime president of the influential U.S. conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation, has died, the foundation announced in a statement.
—Reuters, USA Today, 21 July 2025
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Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2025
In addition to his role as a think tank leader, Ed Feulner also played a significant role in grant-giving foundations such as the Sarah Scaife Foundation, which supports dozens of policy think tanks.
—Alejandro Antonio Chafuen, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
What People Are Saying The Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a U.S.-based think tank tracking daily changes to the frontlines in Ukraine, said on Monday that Russia had advanced south of Pokrovsk, including in the east of Zvirove and the village of Pishchane, just southwest of Zvirove.
—Ellie Cook
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Edwin Feulner, founder and longtime president of the influential U.S. conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation, has died, the foundation announced in a statement.
—Reuters, USA Today, 21 July 2025
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“Think tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20tank. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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