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In a series of case studies examined by Amnesty, the human rights organization highlighted a deadly Israeli strike on a residential building in Rafah in December 2023, which killed at least 30 civilians, including 11 children.
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Nada Bashir, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
Discover 100 years of Harvard Business Review articles, case studies, podcasts, and more at HBR.org.
—Harvard Business Review, 4 Dec. 2024
An interesting case study in movie stardom, Fiennes spent the ’90s anchoring such near-masterpieces as Quiz Show and The English Patient.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
Despite these recent anti-trust challenges, NVIDIA’s ascent is a case study in long-term vision, strategic investment, and relentless execution.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Nada Bashir, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
Discover 100 years of Harvard Business Review articles, case studies, podcasts, and more at HBR.org.
—Harvard Business Review, 4 Dec. 2024
An interesting case study in movie stardom, Fiennes spent the ’90s anchoring such near-masterpieces as Quiz Show and The English Patient.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
Despite these recent anti-trust challenges, NVIDIA’s ascent is a case study in long-term vision, strategic investment, and relentless execution.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for case study
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Clark also owns the WNBA single-season total turnover record of 223, 78 more the Thomas’ previous record set in 2023.Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 30 Dec. 2024
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Four records have fallen in December as high temperatures reached 83 degrees as recently as Dec. 20.Hayleigh Evans, Arizona Republic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Historians commissioned by the state had just published an official report on the deadly attack on the town of Rosewood in 1923, when a white mob razed the majority-Black community and drove out its residents.Kate Payne, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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The Kremlin earned roughly $100 billion from energy sales last year, S&P Global said in a report in January.Jeff Stein and Ellen Nakashima The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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If won on Friday, lottery officials expect that the winnings will be the fifth-largest jackpot in the game's history.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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But many students aren’t learning that kind of Black history in Florida classrooms.Kate Payne, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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The study asked 50 doctors, 26 of whom were attending physicians and 24 of whom were residents, to try to make six different diagnoses for medical conditions with the same case histories.Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 18 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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To look through his chronology of outfits is to see a throughline of historical intrigue with a contemporary application, bringing an almost anachronistic presence to an often hyper-cyclical fashion space.Essence, Essence, 28 Sep. 2024
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The Platform 2 seems to commence from the aftermath of that revolutionary gesture, even as the eventual reintroduction of a familiar face calls the chronology of events into question.A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2024
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The production of our diaries is like a high-end necktie factory, which, in a day produces many customer’s products simply by continually changing the material on the same production line.Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024
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In order to preserve their scoop, his editors at Stern had not sought to verify the diaries with handwriting experts.Clay Risen, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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