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
“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
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
“Even for the layman… from talking to friends and family members, they’ve heard of Notre Dame,” said McQuaid, who founded the Pro Football Ireland podcast.
From Washington Times • Aug. 22, 2023
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
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