gray

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The demand has given rise to a burgeoning gray market, where wellness spas, multilevel marketers and telehealth websites ply the public with vials of “research grade” peptides labeled “not for human use.”

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

I’ve been hosting on Airbnb for a few years, and I’ve recently found myself in a bit of a gray area, morally speaking.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Future work will focus on increasing the gray levels used in encoding to expand capacity even further, as well as improving the long-term stability, uniformity and repeatability of the recording materials.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

To fight these “little scarlet cells,” Grandfather seeks inspiration in the “little gray cells” of Hercule Poirot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

For all I knew ghostly gray men were out there waiting for me.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff