layman
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His voice throughout is that of a well-informed, open-minded layman who, almost by the way, is a natural storyteller.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
The need for O'Neill to explain the concessions in such layman terms speaks volumes.
From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025
An entire subset of TikTok is titled “The Tea on Why Friendships End on Vacations,” where layman advisers explain why this is such a common issue.
From Salon • Mar. 10, 2025
Yet here was a layman using his own money to open shiny new schools that quickly filled with a new generation of Catholics, albeit largely rich ones.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2023
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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