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After 1986, prosecuting major criminal enterprises became easier because laws allowed authorities to seize assets by proving concealment alone, removing the need to prove underlying crimes and making asset forfeiture more effective.
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Before containers, 'break bulk' loading was extremely slow because every item had to be carried into ship holds piece-by-piece, so loading a single ship could take more than a week.
Frequent public visibility boosts perceived fame and importance because repeated exposure increases familiarity and cognitive ease, producing positive affect independent of actual merit.
Money laundering makes illegally obtained funds usable within the legal economy because it 'cleans' criminal origins—by converting, disguising, or justifying the money—so it can be spent, invested, or deposited without arousing suspicion.
Shipping costs fell sharply because containers eliminated repeated handling, reduced time in port, and cut theft and labor expenses, which lowered per-shipment labor and time costs.
Expanded anti‑laundering powers raise privacy concerns because increased monitoring of financial flows and enhanced investigative authority can intrude on individual financial privacy and enable broader surveillance.
Anchorage functions as a consolidation node for Asia–U.S. traffic because routing many Asian flights there for refueling, customs, and sorting lets carriers combine loads and redistribute them to multiple U.S. hubs instead of running many low-demand nonstop pairings.
Repeatedly hearing a song or seeing a face increases liking because each encounter makes processing easier and more pleasant, and that positive feeling is mistaken for genuine preference.