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case studies

  • plural
    of case study.
    case study
    noun
    a study of an individual unit, as a person, family, or social group, usually emphasizing developmental issues and relationships with the environment, especially in order to compare a larger group to the individual unit.

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The report includes a string of case studies which highlight areas of concern, such as the variation of service provision depending on where people live.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

By graduation in 2011, she had finished seven internships, researched case studies in Hungary and Poland, and raised $500,000 for a nonprofit she co-founded.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

I now use EganaGoldpfeil and Tack Fat as case studies in the college course I teach on ethics in finance.

From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026

To investigate the issue, scientists combined large scale analysis of scientific publications with detailed case studies.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2026

Let me give you two examples from McKinsey case studies on the German beer industry and the Japanese food-processing industry.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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