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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Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Raven’s marvel of a case study recapitulates the dissonance whereby cycles—political, social, structural, ecological—continue, monuments are created and destroyed and momentum is incited and frustrated, all while costs continue to mount.
—Anne Reeve, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Yet the authors argue that 2024 YR4 is a valuable case study for building planetary defense capabilities.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
Sonia, Sunny, and their kin — people who can afford to vacation in Europe, though only after being humiliatingly interrogated to get a visa — are case studies in uneven privilege.
—Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
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Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Raven’s marvel of a case study recapitulates the dissonance whereby cycles—political, social, structural, ecological—continue, monuments are created and destroyed and momentum is incited and frustrated, all while costs continue to mount.
—Anne Reeve, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Yet the authors argue that 2024 YR4 is a valuable case study for building planetary defense capabilities.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
Sonia, Sunny, and their kin — people who can afford to vacation in Europe, though only after being humiliatingly interrogated to get a visa — are case studies in uneven privilege.
—Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 23 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 4 Oct. 2025.
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