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launder

[lawn-der, lahn-] / ˈlɔn dər, ˈlɑn- /


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"This is going to launder bad intelligence and bad data," she remembers arguing publicly.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Shell companies are dangerous because they are used both by criminal organizations to evade sanctions and launder money and by the rich to avoid taxes.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

While Epstein was best known for his connections to businessmen and politicians, he cultivated a circle of top academics that helped launder his reputation until his arrest in 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

North Korea’s Lazarus Group External link, among the most sophisticated crypto-enabled criminal organizations in the world, relied heavily on the DeFi mixer Tornado Cash to launder funds.

From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026

I launder the napkins and tablecloths entirely at my own discretion.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control also designated three leaders and supporters of an Iran-aligned militia in Iraq, Kataib Hezbollah, as well as a business that it says moves and launders funds for the organization.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 22, 2024

“Today, Treasury is sanctioning Tornado Cash, a virtual currency mixer that launders the proceeds of cybercrimes, including those committed against victims in the United States,” Nelson said.

From The Verge ● Aug. 8, 2022

But the game launders this good idea into a bad one by making many enemies invulnerable unless your character has reached a certain level.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2020

Bethany launders them in-house and places them in a tub in the entryway, for workers to don each day after taking their temperature and passing a screening.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 3, 2020

Notice that the linen fabric has a natural gloss, a cool, smooth feel, and launders much better than cotton.

From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by William H. (William Henry) Dooley

One victim in Missouri reportedly lost more than $16 million, while millions of dollars in suspected scam proceeds were allegedly laundered through cryptocurrency.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

He also represented Alex Saab, who American prosecutors said laundered money for Venezuela’s former strongman, Nicolás Maduro, and oversaw the importation of often-rotten food to a poverty-stricken country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

The whole letter is Bezos’ grievance talking, laundered through one of his fixers.

From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2026

It follows a December 2024 court ruling which found the brothers had not paid tax on £21m of revenue from their online business and had laundered money through bank accounts based in Devon.

From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2025

From the windowsill she took a white shift, laundered that very morning, and dropped it over her head and shoulders.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison

A spokesperson for Zanjani also previously told the Journal that the financier “has neither required nor relied upon any cryptocurrency exchange for the purpose of money laundering or sanction evasion.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

A U.A.E. official said the government is “firmly committed to combating money laundering, terrorist financing and all forms of illicit finance. Safeguarding the integrity of its financial system is a national priority.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

“It gives a more salacious nature to what was originally just a money laundering conspiracy case,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Saab faces a maximum of 20 years in prison for the money laundering charge, but his sentence and the forfeiture amount will depend on his cooperation with US authorities.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

“I do laundering and mending. I’m even good with a hammer and nail.”

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool




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