polygraph machine
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According to trial testimony, they had hooked her up to a polygraph machine and blitzed her with questions after she found the clothes.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024
There are plenty of fun gadgets to see, like a polygraph machine in a briefcase and a communication device disguised as a tobacco pipe, used in the 1960s.
From Washington Post • Sep. 24, 2022
More recently, lie detection has largely been equated with the juddering styluses of the polygraph machine – the quintessential lie detector beloved by daytime television hosts and police procedurals.
From The Guardian • Sep. 5, 2019
A polygraph machine could be used for risk management.
From Encyclopedia.com • Sep. 19, 2018
An interviewer strapped his arm to a polygraph machine and asked if he had ever been a member of an organization that sought to overthrow the government of the United States.
From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2018
