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case study

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a published piece of writing about a person, group, or situation that has been studied over time a case study of prisoners case studies of patients with the rare disease

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Recent Examples of case study Every detail is a case study in Japanese hospitality, craftsmanship, and cuisine. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2026 Riyadh With massive financial backing from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), Riyadh is a case study for whether government spending can buy global sports relevance. — Lev Akabas, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 Anghelina did not disclose the names of its clients, although its website cited pharmaceutical company Sanofi as case study. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026 The same is true of thoughtful case studies, difficult decisions explained transparently, lessons learned from failures, long-term client relationships or years spent refining a particular expertise. — Matteo Pittaluga, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for case study

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His Emmy win last week for guest acting on The Bear set the record for longest gap between acting Emmy victories at 48 years.

— Vulture Staff, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
The Republican National Committee said it's already recruited a record number of poll watchers.

— NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026

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His long-ball total is tied for eighth in a season during the ballpark’s history and the most since Moisés Alou had 29 in 2004.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
The competition is separate from the Miss America pageant, which traces its history to a 1921 event in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

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His case history is also rife with second chances that Iriarte-Valdez received after being accused of serious crimes, including the final one — just a day before the homicide, he’d been released from jail in a still-pending felony burglary case.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
Judges review case histories, behavioral records, risk assessments, and recommendations from probation staff before allowing someone in custody to participate in outside programming.

— Sean Garcia Leys, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026

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The Lucas Museum pushes that approach further by making storytelling — not chronology, geography or medium — the organizing principle for an entire institution, placing illustration, comics and commercial art inside a curatorial framework.

— Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
One of the best actors working today, Coon essentially plays two different sides of Rita with astonishing range across these chronologies, portraying the past and the present of her character through distinctive markers.

— Tomris Laffly, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

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If your family is your priority, does your diary reflect that?

— Michelle De Almeida, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The diaries of the novelist Andrey Kurkov (collected into three volumes thus far) provide a rich chronicle of Ukrainians’ evolving responses to their extraordinary circumstances.

— Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026

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Whether Arnault can leverage his track record across multiple international brands to help reverse Nike's fortunes while cementing his position within the Arnault family's succession landscape remains a story that will unfold soon.

— , CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
Bible readers may wonder how this fit with Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son Isaac at God’s command, and philosophers have occasionally tried to reconcile the two stories with textual twists.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

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