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
“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
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
Only the art historian and the most interested layman can.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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