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launder

[lawn-der, lahn-] / ˈlɔn dər, ˈlɑn- /


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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

And as prominent news outlets continue to normalize and launder that simple fact, comedy that’s both humane and hilarious is a way through, if not a way out.

From Salon Jun. 25, 2025

“And launder, too, my wife. But for cooking and washing you will have help.”

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

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

Operation Jackal IV - which took place between November 2025 and June 2026 - investigated how the groups laundered money and how financial fraud cyber crimes, such as cryptocurrency and email compromise fraud, were conducted.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Chacin said the expanded police presence could help stem violence, but that tackling organized crime required, above all, following the money -- investigating how the proceeds are laundered and who is benefitting most.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

British anticrime officials and the financial-sector watchdogs estimated in 2024 that more than £100 billion in illicit money is laundered inside or through the U.K. every year.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

A man usually lives where he has his shirts laundered.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

Daphne Caruana Galizia gained international prominence for her investigations into corruption, money laundering and organised crime, which she published on her blog Running Commentary.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

Zhao and Binance had pleaded guilty in 2023 to violating anti-money-laundering rules on the exchange, which had become a global hub for money laundering and sanctions evasion.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Bessent did not rule out the possibility of Chinese banks being targeted, and vowed that any entity "that facilitates money laundering on behalf of Iran will be removed from the US dollar system".

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

In 2025, the former West Bromwich branch of MPK was fined £2,150 by the government for failing to comply with the UK's money laundering regulations.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

A federal grand jury in Washington began what turned out to be a smoke-screen investigation accusing Fischer of money laundering after his match with Spassky in 1992.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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