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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 study
Much of that debate has relied on case studies and politicized headlines, including in the case of the Panama Canal.
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Dylan Spencer, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
On the 13th of May, 2021, the Home Office sent agents out at dawn with orders to grab two Indian men, but what happened next is becoming a legend and a case study.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
Industry partner Nucor Wire Products will help review content, provide operational examples and case studies, and enroll employees in the pilot cohort, according to SCSU.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2026
Alysa Liu’s path from teenage retirement to Olympic gold offers a striking case study in why stepping away can be the move that makes everything else possible.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2026
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Dylan Spencer, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
On the 13th of May, 2021, the Home Office sent agents out at dawn with orders to grab two Indian men, but what happened next is becoming a legend and a case study.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
Industry partner Nucor Wire Products will help review content, provide operational examples and case studies, and enroll employees in the pilot cohort, according to SCSU.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2026
Alysa Liu’s path from teenage retirement to Olympic gold offers a striking case study in why stepping away can be the move that makes everything else possible.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for case study
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Williams is the oldest woman to compete in an Australian Open singles draw, recently surpassing a 2015 record.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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But court records and evidence presented during the preliminary hearing this week indicated that his then-wife and the roommates were also involved in the boy’s killing.—
Alex Brizee
March 5,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Mar. 2026
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Ogles also railed against two men who are being investigated in connection with explosives brought to an anti-Islamic protest in New York, though his history of making anti-Muslim posts goes back long before that incident.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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The 19-year-old San Diego native is just the 10th goalkeeper in league history to record three consecutive clean sheets to start a season.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Nestlé will retain Blue Bottle’s consumer goods business, including instant coffee and ready-to-drink beverages, while Centurium will acquire Blue Bottle’s global stores, according to reports.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Third, February’s report will include some annual revisions that were postponed due to the historic government shutdown this past fall.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Researchers who want to do something similar to this mini-experiment will likely need to come up with entirely new and unseen case histories.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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But if Charity’s case history imposes some order and fixity on Eugene’s life, the rest of The Knockout Artist reads like an attempt to thwart this, to replace the tidiness of explanation with something more formless and free.—
Charlie Lee,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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With ace editing by Alan Lowe, Neville follows a general chronology, but wisely avoids the completist minutiae of an album-by-album breakdown.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Feb. 2026
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Only some forty works of his are known to have survived, and the inability to create any sort of accurate chronology required the curators of From Shadow to Light, which contains more than twenty of his paintings, to organize the exhibition thematically.—
Nicole Krauss,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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The seemingly never-ending stream of videos and lengthy social media diary entries have been widely mocked online, with some users expressing concern for the pop star's mental health.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
5 Mar. 2026
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Kumo o sagasu is a literary memoir, an illness diary, a lyrical exploration of cultural difference and similarity all in one volume.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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Like mentioned previously, the staff felt incredibly in touch with the guests of the 50-story hotel, creating a personalized experience that is a feat for the size of the hotel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Mar. 2026
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The full text for this story was provided via a press release from Cincinnati Shakespeare Company.—
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Case study.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/case%20study. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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