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单词 think tank
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think tank

noun

: an institute, corporation, or group organized to study a particular subject (such as a policy issue or a scientific problem) and provide information, ideas, and advice
an information technology think tank
… was responsible for the armies of new political-action committees, lobbyists and rightward think tanks that poured into Washington to counter the consumer and environmental movements he helped to inspire. Jonathan Rowe

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Now, the rising prices will present particular challenges to the north, said Jonathan Webb, a senior research fellow at the Institute for Public Policy Research North, a British think tank. Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 The countries make up just over 30% of the world economy, according to the International Monetary Fund, and insure over 90% of global shipping traffic, according to Bruegel, a think tank. Andrew Duehren, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022 Wisconsin, however, is one of 13 states whose tax codes stray from the federal government, according to the Tax Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank. Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2022 Bringing meals from home might in turn become stigmatized, says Max Eden, a research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a Washington think tank. Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Aug. 2022 The Roosevelt Institute, a left-leaning think tank, found that ending the payment moratorium and canceling $10,000 in debt would reduce inflation, because requiring borrowers to resume payments would take money out of the economy. Danielle Douglas-gabriel And Jeff Stein, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2022 The Georgia Public Policy Foundation, a libertarian-leaning think tank, agreed with him. Ariel Hart, ajc, 19 Aug. 2022 An analysis by FutureEd, a think tank at Georgetown University, estimated that school districts planned to spend about 9% of funding — nearly $10 billion provided by the American Rescue Plan Act – on HVAC upgrades. Stephanie Gosk, NBC News, 17 Aug. 2022 The Tax Foundation, a right-leaning think tank that criticized the tax, said the real estate and logistics industries — both major players in California — could see some of the biggest tax increases. Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

think tank

noun

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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