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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
The shortcomings — insufficient specificity, thin systemic risk analysis, bank-centric case studies — are significant but correctable.
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Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
GPTZero alleges that an LLM research tool was asked to find appropriate case studies of companies using agentic AI across the world.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 14 June 2026
Extensive international case studies also provide a rich basis for reimagining our insurance and resilience institutions.
—The Conversation, Fortune, 12 June 2026
Extensive international case studies also provide a rich basis for reimagining our insurance and resilience institutions.
—Zac Taylor, The Conversation, 9 June 2026
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.
—Craig Lebrau, USA Today, 29 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
Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
GPTZero alleges that an LLM research tool was asked to find appropriate case studies of companies using agentic AI across the world.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 14 June 2026
Extensive international case studies also provide a rich basis for reimagining our insurance and resilience institutions.
—The Conversation, Fortune, 12 June 2026
Extensive international case studies also provide a rich basis for reimagining our insurance and resilience institutions.
—Zac Taylor, The Conversation, 9 June 2026
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.
—Craig Lebrau, USA Today, 29 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for case studies
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Home was sold through foreclosure auction Property records show the home was purchased by a couple in 2019.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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However, Hotaling also scheduled another hearing for July 2 to determine whether to issue any sanctions against federal prosecutors, according to court records.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Many California counties do not employ a single defense investigator who can interview witnesses, review police reports, visit crime scenes and retrieve video surveillance footage.—
Anat Rubin,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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Human rights groups have called for the immediate and unconditional release of Abu Safiya amid reports that he has been denied food and proper medical care and has been subjected to abuse.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
20 June 2026
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The original carriage house and stables were split off during this midcentury era, later carving out their own Hollywood histories.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
15 June 2026
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The current model of compliance is largely retrospective—organizations assemble batch records, deviation histories and documentation trails to prove after the fact that processes were followed.—
Nagesh Nama,
Forbes.com,
12 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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The character's obsessive calorie counting — which the Bridget Jones book series author Helen Fielding has said came directly from her own university diaries — has been among the things criticized about the character through the years.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
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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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“Case studies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/case%20studies. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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