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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Trump's 75-day extension of TikTok ban falls into 'gray area,' experts say.
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Gursimran Mehar, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2025
The intrigue: Law enforcement has taken notice, and Lyman says he's been investigated for operating in what some see as a legal gray area — but so far, he's never been charged or forced to shut down.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
Uber, despite operating in a gray area in Hong Kong, has also taken a chunk of customers away.
—David Pierson, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Hoyne, whose company works on around 300 abatement projects a year, said the rules around residential demolitions can be a confusing, gray area for contractors.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 4 Jan. 2025
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Gursimran Mehar, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2025
The intrigue: Law enforcement has taken notice, and Lyman says he's been investigated for operating in what some see as a legal gray area — but so far, he's never been charged or forced to shut down.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
Uber, despite operating in a gray area in Hong Kong, has also taken a chunk of customers away.
—David Pierson, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Hoyne, whose company works on around 300 abatement projects a year, said the rules around residential demolitions can be a confusing, gray area for contractors.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Gray area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gray%20area. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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