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The project now relies more on forest thinning and less on methods that, to a layperson, can look much like clear-cuts.
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April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024
To have a follower recount a feat of superhuman strength, or even an apparition, is hard for a layperson to fathom but has the advantage of having happened in the past and out of the view of nonbelievers.
—Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
In layperson’s terms, the ride is buttery-smooth over even the harshest impacts.
—Michael Harley, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Changing World, Changing Role Not so long ago, before cyberspace existed (at least to the layperson), marketing was a 20th-century professional discipline that relied on channels such as print, television and radio.
—Mike Maynard, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024
To have a follower recount a feat of superhuman strength, or even an apparition, is hard for a layperson to fathom but has the advantage of having happened in the past and out of the view of nonbelievers.
—Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
In layperson’s terms, the ride is buttery-smooth over even the harshest impacts.
—Michael Harley, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Changing World, Changing Role Not so long ago, before cyberspace existed (at least to the layperson), marketing was a 20th-century professional discipline that relied on channels such as print, television and radio.
—Mike Maynard, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Layperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layperson. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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