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gray area
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gray area
(noun)
gray area
noun
plural
gray areas
gray area
noun
plural
gray areas
Britannica Dictionary definition of GRAY AREA
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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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