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think tank

NOUN
research organization
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Last year, the Centre for Cities think tank found the performance of town centres was linked to the performance of local economies.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Justin Logan, director of defense and foreign policy studies at the libertarian think tank Cato Institute, called Hegseth “a Fox News pundit in the Secretary’s office.”

From Salon • May 1, 2026

Consider a recent report from the Institute of Economic Affairs, a London-based think tank that advocates free markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, reported that ICE arrests of Cubans jumped from fewer than 200 a month in late 2024 to more than 1,000 per month in late 2025.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

During those chaotic years, as the basic functioning of Kim Jong Il’s government stalled, think tank experts in the West were writing books with doomsday titles such as The End of North Korea.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden