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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 Their inboxes flooded with case studies from countries rich and poor. — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026 Brighton, Brentford and Bournemouth offer successful case studies. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026 Worst of all was the plight of a forty-six-year-old Italian farm worker who apparently masturbated after handling processionary-caterpillar nests, as described in an old dermatological case study. — Ben Crair, New Yorker, 31 July 2026 Multiple men in these case studies had testosterone readings within the standard reference range but still had significant symptoms and benefited from treatment. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for case study

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Getty Images Scott Stornetta and Stuart Haber are two renowned founding fathers of Blockchain technology who devised the method of cryptographically linking records into a tamper-evident chain.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Walker and Pearce accounted for nearly 30 percent of Atlanta's franchise-record 57 sacks last season.

— CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

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Many thousands of international visitors are expected to descend on the city for what could become one of the largest eclipse gatherings in history.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Makhachev’s only loss in 30 career bouts came against Adriano Martins in October 2015, a result that has gone down as one of the most bewildering in UFC history with each passing Makhachev win.

— Mark Puleo, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

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States are also setting up systems that may not adequately track pregnant and postpartum enrollees who should be exempt from the law’s new work requirements, erroneously dropping them from coverage, Burak’s report said.

— Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Firefighters brought the blaze under control and the injured were taken to a hospital where some were being treated for burn injuries while others suffered from smoke inhalation and asphyxiation, the report said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 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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After Transport Canada tested the Tesla Model 3 in 2023, Tesla was informed in 2024 that the vehicle's headlamp did not comply with low beam requirements, according to a Tesla chronology report for the recall.

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
And then came up with the early Miasma, mid-Miasma, late-Miasma chronology.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026

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The filmmakers supplement that with scenes where an actor reads from Brockington’s diaries and poetry, giving the audience a full portrait of this protagonist.

— Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026
There are additional scripts behind this series and further shoot dates already in the diary.

— Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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The week’s biggest stories Animal and pet sagas Big Bear celebrity eagle Shadow has been seen with a new eagle at the nest.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
As a preteen, I became absorbed in the life of Davy Crockett, Wild Bill Hickok and others through stories written for my age group.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

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