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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Estimates suggest that 92 percent of the 5.25 trillion plastic particles on the ocean surface are microplastics, according to a 2020 case study published by Science Direct.
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 8 July 2025
Without board support to remove McMillan, the Save HT committee persisted by presenting to the board a detailed document highlighting the deficits of McMillan’s administration, along with case studies and financial discrepancies.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
That said, his Heat tenure also was a case study of sometimes overstating such developmental projects, as evidenced by his five-year, $90 million contract.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 July 2025
Because if not for the millions of New Yorkers who believed in him enough to show up to the polls and cast their votes, Mamdani would still be a former rapper turned state assemblyman — and not one of the most electric political case studies America has seen in years.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 28 June 2025
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 8 July 2025
Without board support to remove McMillan, the Save HT committee persisted by presenting to the board a detailed document highlighting the deficits of McMillan’s administration, along with case studies and financial discrepancies.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
That said, his Heat tenure also was a case study of sometimes overstating such developmental projects, as evidenced by his five-year, $90 million contract.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 July 2025
Because if not for the millions of New Yorkers who believed in him enough to show up to the polls and cast their votes, Mamdani would still be a former rapper turned state assemblyman — and not one of the most electric political case studies America has seen in years.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 28 June 2025
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“Case study.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/case%20study. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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