case study
Americannoun
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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.
noun
Etymology
Origin of case study
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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“As employers enjoy the benefits of technology, they must also shoulder social responsibilities,” the human-resources bureau of the Beijing municipal government wrote in a case study published last December.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
"It's an impressive case study in how necessity drives invention."
From BBC • May 6, 2026
The Siri voice system, along with Amazon’s Alexa, will become a Harvard case study on missed opportunity.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
As my former boss Marty Baron told my former colleague Ruth Marcus in the New Yorker in February, Bezos’ turnaround has been “sickening” to witness: “a case study in near-instant, self-inflicted brand destruction.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
This particular case study on West African music relies solely on aural learning, which means that a rote method is applicable to the music learning.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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