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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As the beauty industry continues to chase authenticity, Ulta’s playbook offers a case study in how culture, commerce, and capital can align beautifully.
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Kori Hale, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
For these assignments, students chose one work of speculative fiction and use it as a case study to practice observation, analysis, and create a research plan.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
Chang realized these investors' buy-to-rent strategy provided an ideal case study of what happens when more rentals are available.
—Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
Laughed off the screen when it was released in the summer of 1977 — the same summer that saw Star Wars change the blockbuster game forever — John Boorman’s critical and commercial bomb has gone down as a case study in how not to make a sequel.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
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Kori Hale, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
For these assignments, students chose one work of speculative fiction and use it as a case study to practice observation, analysis, and create a research plan.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
Chang realized these investors' buy-to-rent strategy provided an ideal case study of what happens when more rentals are available.
—Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
Laughed off the screen when it was released in the summer of 1977 — the same summer that saw Star Wars change the blockbuster game forever — John Boorman’s critical and commercial bomb has gone down as a case study in how not to make a sequel.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 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 17 Sep. 2025.
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