polygraph
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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
In the spring of 2025, his personal attorney and political adviser Tim Parlatore was involved in efforts to polygraph Patrick Weaver, the secretary’s senior adviser.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
In 2022 or 2023, Cathy conducted a polygraph test on Pauken, persuading him to do so after telling him his reports were being sent to Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the documents said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 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
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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