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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
Ganapathi points to the auto sector as a case study for a hidden way consumers are struggling.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Most people would have pitched this as a pathological case study or a parable for the early 21st century blues, presenting this semi-Robin Hood figure as a folk hero stickin’ it to the man.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Its motion libraries receive over-the-air updates, and comprehensive documentation and case studies back the platform to assist developers.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
But Singapore still offers a useful case study in how paying grandparents might work.
—Marina Lopes, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2025
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Most people would have pitched this as a pathological case study or a parable for the early 21st century blues, presenting this semi-Robin Hood figure as a folk hero stickin’ it to the man.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Its motion libraries receive over-the-air updates, and comprehensive documentation and case studies back the platform to assist developers.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
But Singapore still offers a useful case study in how paying grandparents might work.
—Marina Lopes, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for case study
Noun
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Next up, the 49ers return to the road for a Sunday visit to the Houston Texans, who take a two-game win streak and a 2-3 record into Monday night’s game at Seattle (4-2).—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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As for the Chiefs, a win would give them a 4-3 record and would also give them their fourth win over the last five games.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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Early Saturday, Ann Davis, 55, of Maynard was killed in a crash in rural Randolph County, a report from state police says.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
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Multiple reports indicate Napier will be fired if the Gators lose a fifth game this season.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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So, are the bullpen woes history?—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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It was considered immoral to lie and the whole point of writing things down back then was to increase morality and improve society, so there really is no didactic history of forgery.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 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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Miller’s approach to storytelling technique is as straightforward as the chronology, with a few exceptions.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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While the novel examines clashes between diverging approaches to justice, honor, and community, its looping chronology illustrates the inescapable ripples of national and family histories.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Yes, deals get done The diary of the workaday sales exec at most of the major distribs is filled with meetings with their acquisitions exec equivalent.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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Bolton kept diaries — that is not a crime.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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This would provide 20 two-story units and eight one-story, one-bedroom units.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2025
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