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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a grey zone" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or area that is not clearly defined, often involving ambiguity or uncertainty.
Example: "The ethical implications of artificial intelligence often exist in a grey zone, making it difficult to determine the right course of action."
Alternatives: "a gray area" or "an ambiguous space".
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Some actions might fit into a grey zone.
It's about a family who live in a grey zone of morality and their family dynamics.
Like many intellectuals, he spent decades in a grey zone of half-tolerated writing and lecturing.
It is a grey zone, and the moral certainties have shaken loose.
This comparative study highlighted the existence of a grey zone around the cut-off index.
When people are in a grey zone where their immigration status is vulnerable, it can be exploited grossly.
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We are in a grey-zone of conversation here, so you have a load of half-drunk people regurgitating flat truisms and hoping they take on the vague lean of a new idea.
Assistant nurse, home care: When I meet them they're somewhere in a … grey zone.
When different criteria support conflicting (or weakly overlapping) groups of organisms, a 'grey zone' appears[ 58].
Cardiac magnetic resonance images of the ventricles typically have a 'grey zone' consisting of trabeculated myocardium between the wall and the intracavitary blood.
In previous studies, FFR values ranging between 0.75 and 0.80 were considered to be in a 'grey zone' and required clinical judgment for decision making regarding revascularisation.
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