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Recent Examples of launder In The Accountant 2, now in theaters, Affleck returns as an accountant on the autism spectrum who un-cooks books and launders money for criminal organizations around the world. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2025 New appointees to oversee the Vatican bank tried to bring more transparency to a shadowy institution suspected of laundering money, and a panel of eight cardinals from six continents advised Francis on how to overhaul the Curia. Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025 The wire fraud charge carries a sentence of up to twenty years in federal prison, while the money laundering charge could net Roberts up to ten years in the same establishment. News Desk, Artforum, 17 Apr. 2025 An Oklahoma woman who used online romance scams to steal $1.5 million has been charged with laundering money, police said Thursday. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for launder
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  • Cutting funds relevant to these groups or censoring materials reflecting their experiences deepens their marginalization and chills dissent.
    Laura Backstrom, Scientific American, 8 May 2025
  • These friendships were broken up by violence, censored in films or simply abandoned by women themselves in the face of the dominant patriarchal norms.
    Laura Mills, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
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  • Together, the two companies shorten supply lines, increase transparency, and provide domestic manufacturers with reliable, high-quality inputs.
    William Jones, USA Today, 16 May 2025
  • Warm temperatures speed up the blooming, shortening the season.
    Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2025

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“Launder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/launder. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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