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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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.
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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
The Turkish leader’s predicament is a case study in the perils of allowing domestic political considerations — and personal pique — to override foreign policy and national security.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 22 Dec. 2025
According to Kalas, the multi-decade mystery also serves as a case study in the difficulties that come with searching the cosmos.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Dec. 2025
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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
The Turkish leader’s predicament is a case study in the perils of allowing domestic political considerations — and personal pique — to override foreign policy and national security.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 22 Dec. 2025
According to Kalas, the multi-decade mystery also serves as a case study in the difficulties that come with searching the cosmos.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 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 28 Dec. 2025.
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