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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Essence, 24 Oct. 2025
The Wall Street Journal recently profiled the company’s efforts to improve its relations with employees, having formerly been known as stingy but now having raised wages so often that the Harvard Business School is publishing a case study on its experience.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Some of these stories sound like a case study of Regret turning into Revenge.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Farzanegan believes Iran provides a unique case study.
—Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 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 25 Oct. 2025.
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