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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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“It’s really meant to be used as a tool to get intelligence and obtain evidence,” Vanda Brown of the Brookings Institution said of the program.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

David Wessel, a former economics editor of The Wall Street Journal, is a senior fellow and director of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal & Monetary Policy at the Brookings Institution.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Tanvi Madan, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, said India has been careful not to engage in a tit-for-tat with Trump, including over tariffs, believing its long-term interests were served by strong US ties.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Mr. Poznansky is a nonresident senior fellow in the Foreign Policy Program at the Brookings Institution.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

"Probably you are right in that," Brookings paled slightly.

From Skylark Three by Wessolowski, Hans Waldemar

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