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 legal gray area is further complicated by AI training methods that often rely on human feedback from non-experts, which raises significant ethical concerns.
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Wes Kilgore, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
That makes this approach to revisiting retro games a legal gray area at the very least.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2025
But the bigger question, in this time of great uncertainty and unexplored gray area, may be what the new president’s tolerance for pushing the envelope will be.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
The divide between the sexes seems to be widening, with many individuals reluctant to find themselves in the gray area in between, where ambiguity could lead to criticism or social ostracism.
—Jerry Colonna, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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Wes Kilgore, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
That makes this approach to revisiting retro games a legal gray area at the very least.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2025
But the bigger question, in this time of great uncertainty and unexplored gray area, may be what the new president’s tolerance for pushing the envelope will be.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
The divide between the sexes seems to be widening, with many individuals reluctant to find themselves in the gray area in between, where ambiguity could lead to criticism or social ostracism.
—Jerry Colonna, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for gray area
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“Gray area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gray%20area. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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