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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Psilocybin mushrooms sit in a legal gray area Psilocybin is more accessible than ever before.
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Hollis Karoly, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026
Legal experts told the Miami Herald that such battles between Orthodox denominations highlight a gray area in American law between the constitutional separation of church and state.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
But without legislation on the books in Georgia, most agree the technology is in a legal gray area.
—Drew Kann, AJC.com, 6 Apr. 2026
And in the policies that you guys give me, there won't be any gray area with me.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
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Hollis Karoly, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026
Legal experts told the Miami Herald that such battles between Orthodox denominations highlight a gray area in American law between the constitutional separation of church and state.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
But without legislation on the books in Georgia, most agree the technology is in a legal gray area.
—Drew Kann, AJC.com, 6 Apr. 2026
And in the policies that you guys give me, there won't be any gray area with me.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Gray area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gray%20area. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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