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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Several other countries’ initiatives are featured in useful case studies.
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Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
The 11-day event, running June 5-15 at Spring Studios, will feature talks, workshops, case studies and networking events in the form of six thematic tracks.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
First there would be the airport taxi line, a reliable case study in misanthropy.
—Julia Whelan Emma Kehlbeck Jeremy McLennan, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Trader Joe’s is one of the greatest success stories in American grocery stores—the stuff of business-school case studies and rapturous (and, honestly, sometimes baffling) consumer behavior.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
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Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
The 11-day event, running June 5-15 at Spring Studios, will feature talks, workshops, case studies and networking events in the form of six thematic tracks.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
First there would be the airport taxi line, a reliable case study in misanthropy.
—Julia Whelan Emma Kehlbeck Jeremy McLennan, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Trader Joe’s is one of the greatest success stories in American grocery stores—the stuff of business-school case studies and rapturous (and, honestly, sometimes baffling) consumer behavior.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for case study
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“Case study.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/case%20study. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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