grey zone
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgreyandzone
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grey
adjective
uk/ɡreɪ/us/ɡreɪ/
of the colour that is a mixture of black and white, the colour of ...
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zone
noun[C]
uk/zəʊn/us/zoʊn/
an area, especially one that is different from the areas around it because it has different characteristics or is used for ...
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(Definition ofgreyandzonefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofgrey zone
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No results were in thegreyzone.
From theCambridge English Corpus
But there is agreyzone.
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Thegreyzonehighlights the supersonic regime, the white zone indicates the subsonic region.
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In part, the notion of thegreyzoneseeks to address this problem.
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This generated a 'greyzone' between the social spheres of domination and dissent.
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This connection: (a) draws attention to the existence of thegreyzoneof politics, and (b) highlights the continuities between routine politics and collective violence.
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Thus does 'the disaster', like 'the accident', lead us into an interpretivegreyzonewith consequences not just for the participants, but for academic discourse.
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These structural shortcomings therefore stand in the way of solving the problem of thegreyzone.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
This gap, the famousgreyzone, is sometimes giving rise to one or two years' delay.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
The problem of thegreyzonebetween relief and rehabilitation is well-known.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I think we can all be agreed that improvements need to be made in thegreyzonebetween relief and development.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We also need a framework directive, because the employees who are affected have been working in agreyzonefor a long time now.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
There are little to no mineral or petroleum resources in thegreyzone; however, there is a valuable lobster fishery.
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Wikipedia
Between 45 and 54 repeats is considered agreyzone, with a premutation allele generally considered to be between 55 and 200 repeats in length.
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