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launder

[lawn-der, lahn-] / ˈlɔn dər, ˈlɑn- /


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The move has been accompanied by some rollbacks of post-coup curbs and prisoner amnesties, which analysts have likewise dismissed as lip-service measures to launder the leadership's reputation.

From Barron's Apr. 30, 2026

Sanctions also targeted entities the Treasury Department says help launder the proceeds of Iranian oil through a shadow banking network.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 16, 2026

Investigators also identified a shell company possibly used to launder the advertising revenue, which totaled to around $6.2 million, and an investment of $200,000 in cryptocurrency.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2025

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

“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

Danicley de Aguiar, coordinator of Greenpeace Brazil's Indigenous Peoples' campaign told AFP that gold taken from protected areas was likely laundered through such schemes.

From Barron's May 29, 2026

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

From Slate Feb. 5, 2026

But the money has to be laundered and spent in ways that hide all traces to North Korea, or it will get blocked.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 25, 2025

“This album is like all of those clothes, but laundered and folded neat and perfectly wrapped in a bow,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 16, 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

The NCA was notified about the payments as part of the SARs programme, which alerts law enforcement to potential instances of money laundering.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

Federal prosecutors convicted Rinsch in December of wire fraud, money laundering and other counts.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

They face up to seven years in prison for acting with "seditious intention" and up to 14 years in prison for money laundering.

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

But it didn’t require any sort of genius to see the fortune to be had from the laundering of triple-B-rated bonds into triple-A-rated bonds.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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