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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The process can include a mix of technical questions, behavioral assessments, and case studies, all designed to evaluate both technical competency and cultural fit.
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026
As a 2022 case study by the American Hospital Association attests, Rady saw a massive surge in children arriving in its emergency department with behavioral health concerns.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
In fact, the United States might provide the clearest case study of how an increase in a country’s power drives an uptick in fear.
—Caleb Pomeroy, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2025
One senses that there may have been more to the woman’s silence than awestruck agreement, but Bergler cheerfully adds her to his portfolio of case studies, in which patients’ sartorial peculiarities are unfailingly traced to episodes from their pasts.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026
As a 2022 case study by the American Hospital Association attests, Rady saw a massive surge in children arriving in its emergency department with behavioral health concerns.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
In fact, the United States might provide the clearest case study of how an increase in a country’s power drives an uptick in fear.
—Caleb Pomeroy, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2025
One senses that there may have been more to the woman’s silence than awestruck agreement, but Bergler cheerfully adds her to his portfolio of case studies, in which patients’ sartorial peculiarities are unfailingly traced to episodes from their pasts.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 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 4 Jan. 2026.
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