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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

North Korea steals crypto to generate funds for the regime, and deploys its own bankers globally to launder ill-gotten gains, U.S. officials say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

Other loopholes exist to launder gold, such as "ghost mines," detailed in a Greenpeace investigation published Friday.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

“You’re going to need to launder them blankets,” she says, pointing to my arm.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

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

Excellent crystals, usually of a brownish colour arranged in groups, are often found in the brine-chambers and the launders used in salt-works.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

When you’ve done that, you can start to feel the excitement of owning a freshly laundered $100 bill.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 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

The US Department of Justice later launched a major probe, alleging that stolen Malaysian funds were laundered through the US financial system and used to buy luxury assets.

From Barron's ● Dec. 25, 2025

When I asked him where it was, he said his shirt was to be laundered by the notorious gangster inmate Al Capone.

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko

Betancourt surfaced as a suspect in the U.S. case and is still under investigation for suspected money laundering by authorities in Spain, according to former U.S. and European officials and press reports.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

Ravatomanga, currently being held in Mauritius, faces accusations of money laundering and influence peddling in the case.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

“When a bank of this size fails to meet its anti-money laundering and sanctions obligations, the consequences extend far beyond its own walls, exposing the entire U.S. financial system to significant illicit finance risks.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Regulators and law enforcement rely on banks to be a first line of defense against money laundering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The CDO was, in effect, a credit laundering service for the residents of Lower Middle Class America.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis


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