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Recent Examples of case study
The environmental review for the bridge alone is a case study in its futility.
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Nolan Hicks, Curbed, 28 Oct. 2024
The Wall Street Journal recently highlighted a case study where a major retailer implemented a new supply chain strategy incorporating real-time data analytics.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 28 Oct. 2024
If Trump should be reelected, the response from the right will certainly be cited in history books as a case study in how propaganda was used to sell authoritarianism.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
After Apple, Microsoft, and SpaceX set up mandates early on, departures by senior workers ensued, according to a case study from researchers at the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
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Nolan Hicks, Curbed, 28 Oct. 2024
The Wall Street Journal recently highlighted a case study where a major retailer implemented a new supply chain strategy incorporating real-time data analytics.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 28 Oct. 2024
If Trump should be reelected, the response from the right will certainly be cited in history books as a case study in how propaganda was used to sell authoritarianism.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
After Apple, Microsoft, and SpaceX set up mandates early on, departures by senior workers ensued, according to a case study from researchers at the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
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Punter Lachlan Wilson’s 45.9-yard average is on pace to break the single-season program record.Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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An attacker could use the times and phone numbers of calls—the records that AT&T lost in a massive data breach uncovered in July—for a variety of impersonation and spoofing attacks.Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
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This year, Americans each plan to spend over $900 on holiday gifts, up from about $800 last year, according to NerdWallet’s annual holiday spending report.Allie Volpe, Vox, 19 Nov. 2024
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Jabbari sued the actor in March 2024 for defamation and battery; there have been no further updates on the lawsuit since its report.Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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After all, in terms of reach, Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism have all been larger and longer-lasting than any state in history.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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With one home game remaining against Big 12 cellar dweller OSU on Nov. 29, the atmosphere this fall has been among the greatest, if not the greatest, in the stadium’s 101-year history.Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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As of April 10, the only posts on it were screenshots of his mugshot and criminal case history.Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
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In lieu of a Jeopardy! clue, a physician could give Watson a patient’s case history and ask for a diagnosis or optimal treatment plan.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2019
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This is compounded by the second big change: The chronology is simply abandoned entirely in the process.Erik Kain, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
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The early stretches of the memoir are told in detailed ramblings, but as the chronology progresses, Lisa Marie’s dispatches grow shorter and shorter.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
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The Five-Minute Journal $29 Amazon Thoughtful gift incoming: Encourage their best habits with this simple diary, which is designed to increase mindfulness, gratitude, and confidence in just five minutes a day.Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2024
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Before her death, Westwood transferred her creative estate to the foundation, including her copyrights and intellectual property such as designs, artwork, works of art, writings, diaries, notes, drawings and other material.Samantha Conti, WWD, 23 Oct. 2024
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This story originally published on businessden.com.Max Scheinblum, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
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Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published.April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024
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