case study
noun
1
: an intensive analysis of an individual unit (such as a person or community) stressing developmental factors in relation to environment
2
Examples of case study in a Sentence
a case study of prisoners
The company's recent history is a case study in bad management.
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That said, some case studies have suggested that laser therapy may help.
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Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
Unfolding in an extraordinary series of raw, real-time police body camera videos,the family’s interactions with police provide a case study in how Florida’s dysfunctional mental health system serves as a revolving door that seldom leads to lasting help for people like Richard.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Harper highlighted how collaboration and resilience are fostered through global peer networks and real-world case studies.
—C.m. Rubin, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Three case studies show that such strategic, socially responsible thinking pays dividends.
—Ranjay Gulati
alison Beard, Harvard Business Review, 12 Dec. 2024
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Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
Unfolding in an extraordinary series of raw, real-time police body camera videos,the family’s interactions with police provide a case study in how Florida’s dysfunctional mental health system serves as a revolving door that seldom leads to lasting help for people like Richard.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Harper highlighted how collaboration and resilience are fostered through global peer networks and real-world case studies.
—C.m. Rubin, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Three case studies show that such strategic, socially responsible thinking pays dividends.
—Ranjay Gulati
alison Beard, Harvard Business Review, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Case study.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/case%20study. Accessed 16 Jan. 2025.
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