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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
Some customer case studies published by the company report substantial increases in reply rates and reductions in manual labor, although outcomes naturally vary depending on agency size and execution.
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Craig Lebrau, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Ground your content in internal case studies, proprietary client data and unique surveys.
—Uri Samet, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Gap is becoming one of the most interesting brand case studies in America right now.
—Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 22 May 2026
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.
—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
Craig Lebrau, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Ground your content in internal case studies, proprietary client data and unique surveys.
—Uri Samet, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Gap is becoming one of the most interesting brand case studies in America right now.
—Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 22 May 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for case studies
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California public records request Willows officials on March 18 initiated a mediation request regarding the law enforcement services contract with the Sheriff’s Office.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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Evidence shows planned meeting Prosecutors say cell phone geolocation and call records showed Campbell left his home in Anson and drove about 30 minutes to an Abilene hotel to meet the minors.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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On June 8, Kentucky State Police Post 11 in London, Kentucky, responded to reports of a single-vehicle crash involving a pedestrian on Interstate 75 northbound near the 62-mile marker in Rockcastle County.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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Nearly 500,000 Russian soldiers have died in the war, according to some Western intelligence reports, and hundreds of thousands more have left the country to avoid being drafted.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Armitage fused East African histories, mythology, sexuality, violence, and colonial memory into lush, unstable compositions that felt simultaneously intimate and epic.—
Thomas Rom,
ARTnews.com,
8 June 2026
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Considering that universities have a mixed record of preserving their histories, let’s hear it for the University of Chicago.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 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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Everything in The Traveler is based on George Forster’s works, diaries and letters, and those of his contemporaries—friends, family and foes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The Senate Ethics Committee also investigated allegations that Packwood solicited jobs from lobbyists for his ex-wife, used his staff to try to threaten the female accusers into keeping quiet and obstructed the investigation by altering his personal diaries.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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“Case studies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/case%20studies. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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