laypeople

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This is a distinctly new aura for bisexuality, which for decades some sex researchers and laypeople insisted didn’t exist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Dec. 6, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2025

“I think the laypeople drastically underestimate the psychological impact of infertility,” she said.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2025

Most laypeople and many historians assume, expressly or tacitly, that the answer is yes.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond