laypeople

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The people this term doesn’t include are those—often self-diagnosed laypeople or the patients of anti-scientific practitioners—who believe that they have insidious Lyme infections missed by blood tests and persistent beyond any normal antibiotic treatment.

From Slate

Like most laypeople, you’re not in an authoritative position to judge the accuracy and thoroughness of your estate-planning documents.

From MarketWatch

Negative public perceptions about AI could put tech companies at a disadvantage when such cases go before juries of laypeople.

From Los Angeles Times

Today, some laypeople may still gather to watch a gaggle of newly-launched Starlink satellites, each designed for a lifetime of about 5 years, as they move through the sky like a string of pearls, or a long ellipse of unblinking stars.

From Salon

But satellites also shine in two other ways, which laypeople won't notice.

From Salon