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think tank

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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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Recent Examples of think tank The continent is on track to install 17 gigawatts of solar in 2026, up 45% year-on-year, according to the global energy think tank Ember and the African Tech Futures Lab. — Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Texas 2036, a nonpartisan public policy think tank, recently released a 67-page report breaking down the state of childcare in Texas with references to Fort Worth and Tarrant County. — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026 Debit and credit card spending also converged across income groups last month, according to the think tank. — Sharon Epperson,stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026 Heidi Overton made the comments in a December 2023 appearance on The Tank, a podcast by the conservative think tank America First Policy Institute. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for think tank

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