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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 The production hot spots are documented Himalayan cliff bee colony sites or honey source districts cited in the hospital case studies. — Prayan Pokharel, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026 The project became a striking case study in how increasingly ambitious European films are being assembled across borders. — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026 Clusters of towns and cities around the world have become curious case studies for scientists looking into just how residents there appear to defy natural aging, living healthier for much longer than anywhere else on the planet. — New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026 In a Carbyne case study, the company says its AI-V Emergency Call Triage system triaged more than 3,500 events during a 90-day period. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for case study

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While gold is off its record highs from early this year, its price of around $4,400 per ounce is still well elevated versus history, with Goldman Sachs forecasting the yellow metal to reach $4,900 by year-end on the back of central bank buying.

— Joanna Ossinger, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Notable franchise records • Dak Prescott is six touchdown passes away from passing Tony Romo to become the Dallas Cowboys career leader in passing touchdowns.

— Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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Djeneba N'Diaye also had 19 points for Mali, which is now 2-10 in its World Cup history.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
The Boot Bowl rivalry, which began in 2012, doesn’t have the longest history, but for fans in Burleson, few events bring the town together quite like it.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 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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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
The beloved star also acknowledged the challenges of fitting eight decades of life into a stage musical, explaining that the creative team sometimes had to adjust the chronology while remaining true to her story.

— Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

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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
Even if her designs are not her personal diary, as Vanhée put it, they are informed by aspects of her identity.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

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