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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.
case study
noun
- the act or an instance of analysing one or more particular cases or case histories with a view to making generalizations
Word History and Origins
Origin of case study1
Example Sentences
"I think it just needs to be a five minute talk or possibly even some kind of public health advert, just giving the case study of Laos and saying this can happen," she says.
Another case study, reckon some who know the Prime Minister's mind, of an instinct for a sliver of economic nativism.
Baked spaghetti is a case study in how food becomes American—not through dramatic fusions, but quiet adaptations.
Which makes “Snow White” a fascinating case study in today’s impossible contradictions — a magic mirror reflecting the tensions of the current times.
The most recent failed presidential campaign provides an ideal case study for critics of business as usual.
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