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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
There is a case in Zambia, though this is not one of our case studies, of the Women’s History Museum in Zambia using digitization as a way to connect Zambian communities with data about their heritage held in Sweden.
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Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026
Both are small, over-performing case studies in excellence.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Using proprietary technology, such as its allocation engine, Debrand facilitates the management of unsellable inventory and returns—something the Canadian hub said diverts textile waste from landfills and promotes circularity in the fashion industry, as evidenced by the brand case studies.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2026
Activities Each year, the association publishes various reports on best practice case studies, the development of business models, technologies, and strategies.
—Marlen Bartsch, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
The power of neuroplasticity is perhaps best demonstrated by case studies.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 24 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
Candidates routinely face five to eight interview rounds, panel presentations, case studies, and personality assessments before receiving an offer.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Much of that debate has relied on case studies and politicized headlines, including in the case of the Panama Canal.
—Dylan Spencer, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026
Both are small, over-performing case studies in excellence.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Using proprietary technology, such as its allocation engine, Debrand facilitates the management of unsellable inventory and returns—something the Canadian hub said diverts textile waste from landfills and promotes circularity in the fashion industry, as evidenced by the brand case studies.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2026
Activities Each year, the association publishes various reports on best practice case studies, the development of business models, technologies, and strategies.
—Marlen Bartsch, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
The power of neuroplasticity is perhaps best demonstrated by case studies.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 24 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
Candidates routinely face five to eight interview rounds, panel presentations, case studies, and personality assessments before receiving an offer.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Much of that debate has relied on case studies and politicized headlines, including in the case of the Panama Canal.
—Dylan Spencer, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for case studies
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Minnesota court records show that Kazmierczak, who was convicted of felony auto theft in 1989, has been arrested multiple times for driving under the influence and has had numerous traffic citations.—
Tim Sullivan,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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The Administration for Children and Families says state child support agencies submit qualifying cases, and federal officials forward those records to the State Department.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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The announcement comes amid reports of ongoing Israeli attacks in Lebanon that have killed civilians.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
10 May 2026
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The rally came as first-quarter earnings reports revealed a bottleneck in memory chips amid surging demand.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
9 May 2026
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But political ideologues from both the left and the right seem to prefer histories in which the United States is either all bad or all good.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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Set in a Himalayan village in Sikkim, the film traces the lives of women across three generations of a single family – their emotional inheritances, unspoken histories and daily negotiations.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
11 May 2026
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Plaintiff attorneys have built similar tools capable of producing polished demand letters, medical chronologies, and settlement ranges using massive legal datasets.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Southern Sinagua people, hardy folk who lived in the area from about 1150 to around 1400, drew them to mark major happenings in their world, keep chronologies of celestial events or map out favorite Verde River hotspots.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
23 Dec. 2025
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As Suzanne studies the dead woman’s diaries to sustain the illusion, her performance becomes increasingly intimate, and increasingly dangerous, as genuine feelings begin to blur the line between artifice and truth.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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To sustain her ruse, Suzanne discovers volumes of diaries written by the painter’s late wife.—
Ben Croll,
IndieWire,
12 May 2026
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“Case studies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/case%20studies. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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