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
Perhaps anyone could guess as much, but what a layman might never know without Stanford’s book is that our busy roads severely circumscribe the territory cougars can roam, leading to isolation and inbreeding.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2024
To the layman, a self-propelled howitzer looks like a tank, but it has a bigger, 155mm gun to fire at longer range.
From Salon • May 19, 2024
A millionaire businessman and a prominent Catholic layman, Murray framed his position in stark moral terms.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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