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 table and chairs are a case study in Copeland’s delicate balance of new and old, formal and family friendly.
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Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
That divergence traces the tenure of the retailer’s outgoing CEOs and offers a case study on the patience, foresight, awareness and quick reflexes needed to reinvent mega-billion-dollar operations on the fly in a rapidly changing world.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 25 Nov. 2025
With its dubious legacy, UMass has come to serve as a case study for the irrational exuberance that drives so many college programs to chase top-tier athletic status despite the structural, financial and competitive realities stacked against them.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 24 Nov. 2025
The Perfect Neighbor offers a valuable case study of the deep flaws in our nation’s 911 systems.
—S. Rebecca Neusteter, Time, 23 Nov. 2025
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Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
That divergence traces the tenure of the retailer’s outgoing CEOs and offers a case study on the patience, foresight, awareness and quick reflexes needed to reinvent mega-billion-dollar operations on the fly in a rapidly changing world.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 25 Nov. 2025
With its dubious legacy, UMass has come to serve as a case study for the irrational exuberance that drives so many college programs to chase top-tier athletic status despite the structural, financial and competitive realities stacked against them.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 24 Nov. 2025
The Perfect Neighbor offers a valuable case study of the deep flaws in our nation’s 911 systems.
—S. Rebecca Neusteter, Time, 23 Nov. 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 1 Dec. 2025.
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