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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Recent Examples of launder
Sampath is further accused of routing and laundering over $3 million back to Peng through various intermediaries, Hochman said.
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City News Service, Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
She was arrested Wednesday on a federal wire fraud and money laundering indictment in Brooklyn.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
Visitors and patients in hospitals or other medical-care offices may not think much about the linens that need to be laundered.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
Three years later, in 2024, the Department of Justice reportedly investigated the company for violations of anti-money-laundering and sanctions rules.
—Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
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City News Service, Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
She was arrested Wednesday on a federal wire fraud and money laundering indictment in Brooklyn.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
Visitors and patients in hospitals or other medical-care offices may not think much about the linens that need to be laundered.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
Three years later, in 2024, the Department of Justice reportedly investigated the company for violations of anti-money-laundering and sanctions rules.
—Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
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Tens of millions of people — especially in Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia — even now prefer the Beeb’s foreign language news to the local variety, rigorously censored by their own governments.—
Max Hastings,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
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According to the institution, witnesses for both sides testified during the trial that if the materials were returned to China, they would at the least be censored and more likely be banned.—
Jennifer Jett,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Temperature Drop That Triggers Sleep A 2019 meta-analysis of 13 trials found roughly 10 minutes in warm water one to two hours before bed shortened time to fall asleep by about nine minutes.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2026
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Climate change complicates forecasting All this is playing out against the backdrop of climate change, which is shortening winters and turning up the heat.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Launder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/launder. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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