gray area
noun
: an area or situation in which it is difficult to judge what is right and what is wrong
There are no gray areas in the rules.
a legal gray area
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Not a gray area, but clearly against the rules.
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Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
By postponing them, Congress preserves the current legal gray area, including the confusion employers face when lawful hemp use leads to positive drug tests.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Hospitals, though, fall into a gray area on enforcing these rights, since they are primarily focused on treating medical needs, Weber said.
—Claudia Boyd-Barrett, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
There is quite a bit of gray area between generating a song with text prompts and using a tool to organize your data.
—Mark Benincosa, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2026
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Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
By postponing them, Congress preserves the current legal gray area, including the confusion employers face when lawful hemp use leads to positive drug tests.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Hospitals, though, fall into a gray area on enforcing these rights, since they are primarily focused on treating medical needs, Weber said.
—Claudia Boyd-Barrett, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
There is quite a bit of gray area between generating a song with text prompts and using a tool to organize your data.
—Mark Benincosa, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Gray area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gray%20area. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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