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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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Austin venture capitalist Joe Lonsdale helped establish the PAC and has donated millions of dollars to conservative-minded think tanks.
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Asher Price, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Members of the two think tanks have held in-person meetings every three months, both in Washington, D.C., and Budapest, where experts discuss issues such as the Ukraine war and immigration, according to sources close to both institutions.
—Flora Garamvolgyi, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
According to a March 2024 study by American Progress, a think tank focused on progressive policy, the pandemic sparked a surge in entrepreneurship, startups, and new business formation.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
In October, during a talk at a conservative think tank in the Upper Midwest, Carlson waxed nostalgic about the Twin Cities.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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Asher Price, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Members of the two think tanks have held in-person meetings every three months, both in Washington, D.C., and Budapest, where experts discuss issues such as the Ukraine war and immigration, according to sources close to both institutions.
—Flora Garamvolgyi, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
According to a March 2024 study by American Progress, a think tank focused on progressive policy, the pandemic sparked a surge in entrepreneurship, startups, and new business formation.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
In October, during a talk at a conservative think tank in the Upper Midwest, Carlson waxed nostalgic about the Twin Cities.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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