as in to censor
to remove objectionable parts from
had to launder the quarterback's off-the-cuff's remarks before they could be quoted in the newspaper
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At the same time, its founder, Changpeng Zhao — better known as CZ — has been angling for a presidential pardon after serving four months in prison for violating anti-money laundering laws.
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Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Funds collected were sent to Canada where in an effort to launder the funds they were converted to cryptocurrencies and eventually converted to Canadian dollars.
—Steve Weisman, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Profits are then laundered back to Mexico through China.
—Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Mar. 2025
The Justice Department has determined that Chinese firms have supplied the chemicals Mexican cartels use to make the deadly opioid, and Chinese networks are suspected of laundering drug profits.
—Myron Brilliant, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
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Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Funds collected were sent to Canada where in an effort to launder the funds they were converted to cryptocurrencies and eventually converted to Canadian dollars.
—Steve Weisman, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Profits are then laundered back to Mexico through China.
—Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Mar. 2025
The Justice Department has determined that Chinese firms have supplied the chemicals Mexican cartels use to make the deadly opioid, and Chinese networks are suspected of laundering drug profits.
—Myron Brilliant, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Launder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/launder. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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