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a published piece of writing about a person, group, or situation that has been studied over time
a case study of prisoners case studies of patients with the rare disease
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Recent Examples of case study
Kim Kardashian’s Actors on Actors pairing with Chloë Sevigny is a case study in what happens when an A-list celebrity doesn’t even try; the spectacle that emerges is watching Sevigny awkwardly carry that conversation all on her own.
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 27 May 2025
This story has layers, all of them a depressing case study.
—Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 20 May 2025
Their case study, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, demonstrates the powerful potential of precision gene editing for rare diseases.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2025
One of the billion-dollar disasters that struck last year provided a case study for the need to better assess and plan for climate risks to power systems.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 27 May 2025
This story has layers, all of them a depressing case study.
—Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 20 May 2025
Their case study, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, demonstrates the powerful potential of precision gene editing for rare diseases.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2025
One of the billion-dollar disasters that struck last year provided a case study for the need to better assess and plan for climate risks to power systems.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for case study
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Operating cash flow, meanwhile, represented a new quarterly record and helped drive the team to a 25% free cash flow margin and double-digit free cash flow growth, sequentially.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
4 June 2025
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While domestic issues such as a cost of living crisis, stagnant economy, and record youth unemployment dominated the vote, inter-Korean relations as ever loom in the background.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
4 June 2025
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If no case is filed, state prosecutors must release a report detailing the evidence and the legal reasoning for why charges were not warranted.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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Before the 2023 debt ceiling deal, the White House Council on Environmental Quality issued a report stating that environmental impact statements, which are mandated under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), took on average four and a half years.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Left fielder Andrew Benintendi’s five-year, $75 million deal signed in January 2023 is the largest contract in terms of total value in Sox history.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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Trump campaigned on a hardline immigration stance, pledging to carry out the largest mass deportation in U.S. history.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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One of the most significant challenges is communication: Pet owners may struggle to accurately describe symptoms or behaviors, leading to incomplete or unclear case histories.—
Massimiliano Melis,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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This application enables clinicians and researchers to access comprehensive case histories, diagnostic tests and treatments for specific conditions or species.—
Massimiliano Melis,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Career coaches advise applicants to tailor their résumés to highlight skills over chronology, emphasize volunteer or caregiving experience, and demonstrate a growth mindset.—
Christine Michel Carter,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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But diehard fans will still want to watch it at least once to fully complete the Predator chronology.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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This week’s event saw plenty of talk of how to navigate the many challenges facing the TV biz, but affairs at NEM were conducted with some style, with a diary of cocktails and events taking place against a stunning Croatian backdrop.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
13 June 2025
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Her baguettes, her diary, her keys and her daughter Charlotte’s baby bottles overflowed from the rigid, hefty and only somewhat practical container.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 June 2025
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Now managed by the National Trust, the estate is open to the public, allowing visitors to step inside and experience firsthand the setting of one of literature’s most enduring love stories.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
10 June 2025
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There are honestly a number of pretty good performances this season (Ivanek is consistently entertaining) but they’re all dragged down by a terrible script and a story that keeps going nowhere fast.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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