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.
Recent Examples on the Web
This gentle family comedy about a football-playing dog who helps a junior high team reach the championships is a case study in wish fulfillment.
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Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2023
Clinical vignettes are patient case studies that are used to help train health care professionals critical thinking and decision making skills while caring for patients.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Sep. 2023
Her project will provide analytical research and case studies mapping a quickly transforming documentary film industry.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 5 Sep. 2023
Popular sentiment has a role in the political life of all nations, but the Jewish state, born after two millennia of persecution and yearning, offers a particularly strong case study in how emotion can affect politics—underlying everything from ideology to the drawing of lines on a map.
—Robert Zaretsky, The Atlantic, 31 Aug. 2023
The problem is that apart from a few clinical reports and case studies, no one is tracking it.
—Aryn Baker, Time, 9 Aug. 2023
In one case study offered by Reed, an Egyptian limestone sculptor’s model was for sale in 2014 with a scant provenance lacking both an exhibition history and a bibliography.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2023
Accordingly, marketing firms are a perfect fit for evaluating AI case studies related to marketing operations and initiatives.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2023
In this portfolio, The Times presents three case studies — a residence, a construction method and a park — that provide a window into how designers are (and have been) preparing for climate change.
—Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2023
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Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2023
Clinical vignettes are patient case studies that are used to help train health care professionals critical thinking and decision making skills while caring for patients.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Sep. 2023
Her project will provide analytical research and case studies mapping a quickly transforming documentary film industry.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 5 Sep. 2023
Popular sentiment has a role in the political life of all nations, but the Jewish state, born after two millennia of persecution and yearning, offers a particularly strong case study in how emotion can affect politics—underlying everything from ideology to the drawing of lines on a map.
—Robert Zaretsky, The Atlantic, 31 Aug. 2023
The problem is that apart from a few clinical reports and case studies, no one is tracking it.
—Aryn Baker, Time, 9 Aug. 2023
In one case study offered by Reed, an Egyptian limestone sculptor’s model was for sale in 2014 with a scant provenance lacking both an exhibition history and a bibliography.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2023
Accordingly, marketing firms are a perfect fit for evaluating AI case studies related to marketing operations and initiatives.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2023
In this portfolio, The Times presents three case studies — a residence, a construction method and a park — that provide a window into how designers are (and have been) preparing for climate change.
—Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2023
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First Known Use
1914, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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