Brookings

American  

[brook-ingz] / ˈbrʊk ɪŋz /

noun

1. Robert Somers 1850–1932, U.S. merchant and philanthropist.

2. a city in E South Dakota.

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Example Sentences

Suzanne Maloney, an Iran expert and vice president at the Brookings Institution in Washington, called ending military operations before the strait is open “unbelievably irresponsible.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

A recent Brookings Institute report, though, showed the opposite: that kids who use a lot of AI “are not thinking for themselves,” as Rebecca Winthrop, one of the study’s authors, told NPR.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

Barr, speaking at a Brookings Institution dinner, called Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the central bank, “well qualified” and said he “knows the terrain.”

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

“Inflation distorts all forms of capital income and expense, not just capital gains,” observed Elena Patel of the Brookings Institution earlier this month.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

At four o'clock Brookings was ushered into the private office of the master criminal, who was plainly ill at ease.

From The Skylark of Space by Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer)