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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 study
Summerhill is now a case study in community regeneration.
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Lia Picard, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
The first stage involved industry research, including case studies of sustainable brands.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 7 July 2025
Estimates suggest that 92 percent of the 5.25 trillion plastic particles on the ocean surface are microplastics, according to a 2020 case study published by Science Direct.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 8 July 2025
Without board support to remove McMillan, the Save HT committee persisted by presenting to the board a detailed document highlighting the deficits of McMillan’s administration, along with case studies and financial discrepancies.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Lia Picard, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
The first stage involved industry research, including case studies of sustainable brands.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 7 July 2025
Estimates suggest that 92 percent of the 5.25 trillion plastic particles on the ocean surface are microplastics, according to a 2020 case study published by Science Direct.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 8 July 2025
Without board support to remove McMillan, the Save HT committee persisted by presenting to the board a detailed document highlighting the deficits of McMillan’s administration, along with case studies and financial discrepancies.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for case study
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Gannett sold its north Phoenix printing facility for $38 million in August 2023, according to Maricopa County records.—
Russ Wiles,
AZCentral.com,
23 July 2025
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Toronto, winners of a franchise record 11 straight home games, has led the division since sweeping the Yankees over four games at Rogers Centre between June 30 and July 3.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
22 July 2025
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The comments from Van Orden, a swing district Republican, came after Trump this week accused Obama of treason following a report from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard that attempted to undercut a years-old, bipartisan assessment that Russia wanted Trump to win the 2016 election.—
Lawrence Andrea,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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Among those reports, according to the FTC, Customs and Board Protection imposters ranked as the fourth most common with 3,466 reports in the first four months of 2025.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
24 July 2025
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Antonia Drew Norton, founder and executive director of Asha Family Services, said the child's homicide was directly tied to the family's history of domestic violence and abuse, as documented in public records.—
Ashley Luthern,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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Montreal artist Valerie Jodoin Keaton’s commission to create a mural for the ground floor space features vintage black-and-white photographs of Montreal’s history.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Researchers who want to do something similar to this mini-experiment will likely need to come up with entirely new and unseen case histories.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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But if Charity’s case history imposes some order and fixity on Eugene’s life, the rest of The Knockout Artist reads like an attempt to thwart this, to replace the tidiness of explanation with something more formless and free.—
Charlie Lee,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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Indeed, the narrator’s desire for proximity to her mother forms the connective tissue stitching together the chronology of her childhood.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
15 July 2025
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One of my biggest criticisms of HBO’s adaptation of The Last Of Us Part II, which is being adapted into multiple seasons of TV, is the way the show bungled the chronology.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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In some of the studies, participants filled out questionnaires and sleep diaries; in others, researchers measured sleep quality by giving participants wearable activity trackers.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
17 July 2025
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Smith’s diary is recognized by Major League Baseball’s official historian, John Thorn.—
Bill Swank,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 July 2025
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Little Dream's cake also featured some butterfly detailing, as seen on Khloé's story.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
29 July 2025
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Read the full story by Nick Mardowanec on Newsweek.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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