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think tank

NOUN
research organization
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“This initiative reflects the serious crisis we face and that affordability is a real thing,” said Vikas Saini, president of the Lown Institute, a Massachusetts-based healthcare think tank.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

In 2025, renewables reached 34 percent of global electricity generation, overtaking coal's 33 percent share for the first time in 100 years, according to energy think tank Ember.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The road "is basically the backbone of Russian occupation in the south", Clément Molin, an analyst at the French-based think tank Atum Mundi, told the BBC.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

In 2017, Pauken was introduced to a Chinese woman who went by the name Cathy and said she was a consultant for a think tank connected to the Chinese government, according to prosecution documents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

“Did y’all know Petey has a meeting with a think tank on Saturday?”

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles




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