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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According to Kalas, the multi-decade mystery also serves as a case study in the difficulties that come with searching the cosmos.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Dec. 2025
Lately, though, the foundational case study of the Seekers has been contending with its own kind of dissonance.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
Addyi is a case study for whether things have actually changed.
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Christmas trees are an interesting case study.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Dec. 2025
Lately, though, the foundational case study of the Seekers has been contending with its own kind of dissonance.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
Addyi is a case study for whether things have actually changed.
—Alice Park, Time, 16 Dec. 2025
Christmas trees are an interesting case study.
—Ali Besharat, Fortune, 16 Dec. 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 23 Dec. 2025.
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