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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Hoang models the potential sales of these drugs by using Johnson & Johnson's Spravato, an intranasal ketamine derivative first approved to address treatment-resistant depression in 2019 , as a case study.
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Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026
In a new policy brief, UC Berkeley Law’s Center for Law, Energy, and the Environment with technical support from Economic & Planning Systems analyzed economic data from three case study geographies to more accurately determine the differences in the cost of home ownership in California.
—Ethan Elkind, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Candidates routinely face five to eight interview rounds, panel presentations, case studies, and personality assessments before receiving an offer.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Filmart’s Another World case study was one of several panels that focused on Asia’s booming animation industries, also including sessions on exploiting animation IP and co-production of animation projects between Asia and Europe.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2026
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Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026
In a new policy brief, UC Berkeley Law’s Center for Law, Energy, and the Environment with technical support from Economic & Planning Systems analyzed economic data from three case study geographies to more accurately determine the differences in the cost of home ownership in California.
—Ethan Elkind, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Candidates routinely face five to eight interview rounds, panel presentations, case studies, and personality assessments before receiving an offer.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Filmart’s Another World case study was one of several panels that focused on Asia’s booming animation industries, also including sessions on exploiting animation IP and co-production of animation projects between Asia and Europe.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2026
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 3 Apr. 2026.
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