laymen

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Enormous companies use it to work faster, and their engineers know enough about code to use it more powerfully than laymen.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2026

Savvy AI companies or a forward-thinking law firm will then learn enough to replace lawyers with a $99-a-month online service to guide laymen through divorce, custody and many other disputes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

While the term is used by laymen as a catch-all for electronic music, techno has a distinctive sound defined by a “four on the floor” uniform, rhythmic beat pattern.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2023

As he often said: “When life gives you laymen, make laymen aid.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2022

Gopal had taught me that magicians never reveal the secrets of their trade to laymen.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg