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polygraph

[pol-i-graf, -grahf] / ˈpɒl ɪˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /


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Police officers then attached her to a polygraph machine and questioned her about the alleged disappearance of the money.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

He still doesn’t understand that his polygraph flex makes him more twerp than Top Gun among those he is supposed to be leading.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

The person in question had no alibi for the night of the murder and had failed two polygraph tests, according to police records.

From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026

The DEA is supporting the Bolivian government as it conducts "reliability" screens on anti-narcotics officers using polygraph lie detectors.

From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026

They had already been briefed on the Tolkachev case when the CIA learned some unsavory things about Edward Lee Howard's past, including theft and lying on a polygraph test.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau


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