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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Deborah Elms, head of trade policy at a think tank Hinrich Foundation, said countries' negotiating efforts with Trump seemed to have little impact on the outcome.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 July 2025
In 2018, the think tank People’s Policy Project published what was likely the first 21st-century report advocating for social housing in the U.S., citing Vienna as a model.
—Susanne Schindler, The Conversation, 7 July 2025
If passed and signed into law, the legislation could result in the loss of 790,000 clean energy jobs by the end of the decade, according to an estimate by Energy Innovation, a nonpartisan climate policy think tank.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Michael Strain, director of economic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank, doesn’t expect to see much reshoring tied to tariffs.
—Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 30 June 2025
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 July 2025
In 2018, the think tank People’s Policy Project published what was likely the first 21st-century report advocating for social housing in the U.S., citing Vienna as a model.
—Susanne Schindler, The Conversation, 7 July 2025
If passed and signed into law, the legislation could result in the loss of 790,000 clean energy jobs by the end of the decade, according to an estimate by Energy Innovation, a nonpartisan climate policy think tank.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Michael Strain, director of economic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank, doesn’t expect to see much reshoring tied to tariffs.
—Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 30 June 2025
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