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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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In March, American Compass, a conservative think tank, and YouGov conducted a survey that illustrated this fact.
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Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 May 2025
The National Intelligence Council, an elite internal think tank that policymakers can commission for special projects, has written two assessments to that effect, while also noting that the F.B.I. partly dissented.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 29 May 2025
And the reporting demands that come with work requirements are often laden with enough red tape to potentially cause recipients to lose their benefits, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a left-leaning think tank.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
Elizabeth New, director of the Center for Workers Rights at the Washington Policy Center think tank, said the new law gives employers another reason not to do business in Washington and could result in fewer available jobs.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 24 May 2025
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Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 May 2025
The National Intelligence Council, an elite internal think tank that policymakers can commission for special projects, has written two assessments to that effect, while also noting that the F.B.I. partly dissented.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 29 May 2025
And the reporting demands that come with work requirements are often laden with enough red tape to potentially cause recipients to lose their benefits, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a left-leaning think tank.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
Elizabeth New, director of the Center for Workers Rights at the Washington Policy Center think tank, said the new law gives employers another reason not to do business in Washington and could result in fewer available jobs.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 24 May 2025
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