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a published piece of writing about a person, group, or situation that has been studied over time
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Recent Examples of case studies
Sonia, Sunny, and their kin — people who can afford to vacation in Europe, though only after being humiliatingly interrogated to get a visa — are case studies in uneven privilege.
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Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
Pillars of the Green Transition, which is set to take place next Wednesday, will bring specific case studies on energy storage, food systems and bioenergy to audiences at the magazine's New York headquarters.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Drawing from international human rights frameworks, theological ethics rooted in her Presbyterian tradition, and four historical case studies involving harm against AAPI communities, Kao examines both the moral and political dimensions of reparations.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
But most case studies read like boring reports.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Many case studies back this up.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
With the benefit of a two-week break to look back across these case studies, expect Brentford to have done their homework.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Global case studies of companies deploying such innovations.
—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
Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
Pillars of the Green Transition, which is set to take place next Wednesday, will bring specific case studies on energy storage, food systems and bioenergy to audiences at the magazine's New York headquarters.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Drawing from international human rights frameworks, theological ethics rooted in her Presbyterian tradition, and four historical case studies involving harm against AAPI communities, Kao examines both the moral and political dimensions of reparations.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
But most case studies read like boring reports.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Many case studies back this up.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
With the benefit of a two-week break to look back across these case studies, expect Brentford to have done their homework.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Global case studies of companies deploying such innovations.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for case studies
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Hays amassed land records and deeds, photos of interiors and exteriors of houses, and called to the stand an electricity expert to describe what low kilowatt usage might suggest about whether someone lives in a house or not.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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The letter, which The Star obtained through an open records request under the Missouri Sunshine Law, was initiated by Parks & Recreation Director Michele Newman, Communications Director Angela Jeffries and Assessor Gail McCann Beatty.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
27 Sep. 2025
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Press reports and an interview with Harshbarger from recent years indicate that her family owns the pharmacy, and, according to Tennessee property records, the building the firm operates out of is owned by her and her husband.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Sep. 2025
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Though earlier reports pointed towards production in India, Gurman says at least some of it will be done by Foxconn in China.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
22 Sep. 2025
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At times, these histories are murky.—
Robert M. Ehrenreich,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Sep. 2025
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Several titles in the short documentary competition use archival footage to examine how personal memories reveal political histories.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
23 Sep. 2025
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Bunny was the one who owned two copies of the writing diaries of Virginia Woolf.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
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For The Long Walk, Cooper Hoffman and David Jonsson played up the texture of their newfound friendship — bonding over basketball and film — while photo diaries from the set show the boys playing around with each other.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
18 Sep. 2025
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My process began with spending time together, building trust, sharing stories, before discussing ideas, moving objects, adjusting interiors, and staging moments that echoed each family’s rituals or memories.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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Part of that change is through telling diverse stories of older people, which Mirren has continuously done, often going against conventional expectations for an older actress as well.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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