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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Global case studies of companies deploying such innovations.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
The first series focuses on criminal psychology, examining what drives ordinary people to commit murder through case studies featuring interviews with investigators and those who knew the perpetrators.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
This model ensures that the people most affected by these issues have actual input rather than just serving as inspirational case studies.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The result is a tool that performs better in the field and a case study in how engineering disciplines converge to make technology real.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
The first series focuses on criminal psychology, examining what drives ordinary people to commit murder through case studies featuring interviews with investigators and those who knew the perpetrators.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
This model ensures that the people most affected by these issues have actual input rather than just serving as inspirational case studies.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The result is a tool that performs better in the field and a case study in how engineering disciplines converge to make technology real.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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