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gray area

noun as in happy medium

noun as in neutral ground

noun as in twilight zone

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The strikes have left Lebanon in a gray area between war and peace.

“Any Republican who tries to sit on the fence on this one, they’re going to lose because there’s no gray area here. You either support the exceptions or you don’t.”

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What was fab about the replays was how clear it was: Cooper Jr. really tucked that right foot and touched the left one down, in end zone grass, no gray area, no question.

The technology exists in a legally gray area, but existing copyright and trademark laws could rein in those making and sharing videos that use celebrities’ likeness, brands or other protected works, intellectual-property lawyers say.

The incident highlights a gray area in law enforcement’s ability to cite robot cars when they violate traffic laws.

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