layman
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A nonscientific layman like me would think that the scientific community would already have mechanisms like this in place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
"Things are going to need replacing like his wheelchair and the van, they're big things to pay out for which are not what the layman needs," said his wife Anna.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
“To me, as a layman and a couch athlete, the ability to throw a ball at 100 mph and then go out and hit three home runs?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025
The fourth man identified at the meeting was former Member of Parliament Pavlo Unguryan, a layman who may be one of Ukraine’s most influential evangelical Christians.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2024
It is a formidable roadblock, this stock phrase, in the path of understanding between expert and layman.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
Priests as well as laymen view their religion as a liturgy celebrating Russia’s glorious history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
But to laymen — and not a few of those in uniform — the M-10 Booker presents an unmistakable profile.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 17, 2023
While the term is used by laymen as a catch-all for electronic music, techno has a distinctive sound defined by a “four on the floor” uniform, rhythmic beat pattern.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2023
PredictIt data has been cited in dozens of academic papers, with implications for the burgeoning economic theory of “superforecasting,” which states that financially motivated laymen can predict events with greater accuracy than credentialed experts.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2022
Gopal had taught me that magicians never reveal the secrets of their trade to laymen.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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