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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So when there’s a gray area, studios have been testing out new ways of framing a movie in marketing materials.
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 June 2026
But there's just a lot of gray area in this.
—Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 8 June 2026
Whether the federal Vaccines for Children Program, or VFC, can offer the shots, though, is a gray area.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 June 2026
Maybe there’s some groups that specifically object to health interventions, but there’s this big gray area in between.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 6 June 2026
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 June 2026
But there's just a lot of gray area in this.
—Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 8 June 2026
Whether the federal Vaccines for Children Program, or VFC, can offer the shots, though, is a gray area.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 June 2026
Maybe there’s some groups that specifically object to health interventions, but there’s this big gray area in between.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 6 June 2026
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“Gray area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gray%20area. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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