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Recent Examples of case study
The company began to test the thesis in Paris, where sprinter Noah Lyles emerged as a case study.
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Feb. 2026
Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who lost a gubernatorial bid to Newsom in 2018, cited the state’s homelessness spending as a case study in government failure.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 4 Feb. 2026
Positioned between the East and West, Dubai stands as a compelling case study of how cities can take control of their future and become centers of global business, with world-class talent at the heart of their success.
—Abdulla Belhoul, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Both women had something to gain, Adams needed Tolles’ eye and labor, Tolles needed more case studies for her social media and business website.
—Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Feb. 2026
Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who lost a gubernatorial bid to Newsom in 2018, cited the state’s homelessness spending as a case study in government failure.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 4 Feb. 2026
Positioned between the East and West, Dubai stands as a compelling case study of how cities can take control of their future and become centers of global business, with world-class talent at the heart of their success.
—Abdulla Belhoul, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Both women had something to gain, Adams needed Tolles’ eye and labor, Tolles needed more case studies for her social media and business website.
—Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for case study
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Vrabel was also able to see a perfect 9-0 record on the road, including the playoffs, becoming the first NFL team in history to do so.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Stafford’s dominant season led the Rams to a 12-5 record and earned him first-team All-Pro honors, though the team fell short in the NFC championship.—
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Stonewall Monument is the only site within the national park system dedicated to LGBTQ+ history, which makes its preservation all the more meaningful to activists and historians.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Maegan Ortiz, executive director of the Institute of Popular Education of Southern California, or IDEPSCA, cited the LAPD’s history of using excessive force against civilians and said that in the recent immigration raids, officers have sometimes inflamed instead of defused tensions.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Saudi Arabia’s goal to build a local defense industry is making progress but needs to overcome constraints on investment, talent, and technology, according to a report by think tank Azure Strategy.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The debut model is expected to offer a driving range of about 248 miles (400 kilometres) on China’s standard test cycle, according to reports.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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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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The $720-million structure will serve as the new home for LACMA’s permanent collection with 90 exhibition galleries organized thematically rather than by medium or chronology.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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The musical, which examines in jumbled chronology the five-year relationship between novelist Jamie and actress Cathy, debuted in Chicago in 2001 and opened Off Broadway the following year.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
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Daniel Petrenko, Maxim’s friend since childhood and director of the International Skating Center in Simsbury, is in Milan to cheer him on, and providing The Courant with a daily diary.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
10 Feb. 2026
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McCord narrates snippets from the diary, which visitors may listen to on headphones.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Besides the deceased, who appears more as a spectre in pictures, letters and memories, the men in this story take a back seat, with three generations of women at the center of the narrative.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Find this story at Iowa Capital Dispatch, which is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity.—
Robin Opsahl,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Case study.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/case%20study. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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