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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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If Grosz’s first book, The Examined Life, was all about his patients’ personal lives and struggles, Love’s Labor—which is written in a similar way, as a series of case studies—is much more interested in his patients’ approach to love, specifically.
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Daisy Jones, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026
But the radiology field has become a case study for how AI could enhance, and not replace, jobs.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Ever since, Caesar remains one of history’s most compelling case studies in leadership.
—Paul Vanderbroeck, Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
With its enchanting chord progression and gurgling 808s, the song is a case study in Esdeekid’s appeal.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2026
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Daisy Jones, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026
But the radiology field has become a case study for how AI could enhance, and not replace, jobs.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Ever since, Caesar remains one of history’s most compelling case studies in leadership.
—Paul Vanderbroeck, Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
With its enchanting chord progression and gurgling 808s, the song is a case study in Esdeekid’s appeal.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for case study
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The Wizards opened their post-All-Star schedule Thursday night with the league’s second-worst record, 14-39, by hosting the Indiana Pacers, who had the league’s fourth-worst record at 15-40.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Whitney Murphy was shot three times, including in the back of the head at point-blank range, according to court records that referenced her autopsy report.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Feb. 2026
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Ficke was Moe’s right-hand man with the Nuggets from 1982-84, the Abbott to his Costello, at the start of one of the most successful — and absolutely bonkers — periods of the team’s history.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, all 17 of the album's tracks charted on the Billboard Hot 100, making Bad Bunny the first Latin artist in history to have over 100 entries on the chart.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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Whitney Murphy was shot three times, including in the back of the head at point-blank range, according to court records that referenced her autopsy report.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Feb. 2026
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The data are preliminary and may change over time as more reports are received.—
Koko Nakajima,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 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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The $720-million structure will serve as the new home for LACMA’s permanent collection with 90 exhibition galleries organized thematically rather than by medium or chronology.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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The musical, which examines in jumbled chronology the five-year relationship between novelist Jamie and actress Cathy, debuted in Chicago in 2001 and opened Off Broadway the following year.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
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Daniel Petrenko, Maxim’s friend since childhood and director of the International Skating Center in Simsbury, is in Milan to cheer him on, and providing The Courant with a daily diary.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
10 Feb. 2026
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McCord narrates snippets from the diary, which visitors may listen to on headphones.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Besides the deceased, who appears more as a spectre in pictures, letters and memories, the men in this story take a back seat, with three generations of women at the center of the narrative.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Find this story at Iowa Capital Dispatch, which is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity.—
Robin Opsahl,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
13 Feb. 2026
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