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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For finance leaders trying to understand how the AI infrastructure race is being funded, CoreWeave just offered a revealing case study.
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Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
Prospect, which ProPublica reported on in 2020, has become a case study on the public harms that can stem from private equity’s growing involvement in health care.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 9 Apr. 2026
For anyone tracking how climate signals translate into real-world consequences, Antarctica is becoming one of the clearest case studies unfolding in real time.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
In detailing the chain of events that compelled Hulu to move on, what emerges is a case study of how not to handle the reboot of a valuable TV franchise.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 8 Apr. 2026
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Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
Prospect, which ProPublica reported on in 2020, has become a case study on the public harms that can stem from private equity’s growing involvement in health care.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 9 Apr. 2026
For anyone tracking how climate signals translate into real-world consequences, Antarctica is becoming one of the clearest case studies unfolding in real time.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
In detailing the chain of events that compelled Hulu to move on, what emerges is a case study of how not to handle the reboot of a valuable TV franchise.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Case study.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/case%20study. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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