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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That gray area, rather than any sweeping new statute, is what animated the Colbert controversy.
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Jay Caruso, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
There should be no leaks about players who the National Football League and its 32 teams may deem unworthy of representing their shield or logo for some gray area in their scouting report.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
Axios, citing a senior administration official, says that there’s considerable gray area around what would and wouldn’t fall into those categories.
—John Kell, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
In other states, a legal gray area remains.
—Karlee Provenza, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
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Jay Caruso, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
There should be no leaks about players who the National Football League and its 32 teams may deem unworthy of representing their shield or logo for some gray area in their scouting report.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
Axios, citing a senior administration official, says that there’s considerable gray area around what would and wouldn’t fall into those categories.
—John Kell, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
In other states, a legal gray area remains.
—Karlee Provenza, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Gray area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gray%20area. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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