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
But it’s hard to imagine anyone would retain a desire to like the guy after he made them endure a polygraph to assess his own popularity.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 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
“I’m willing to take a polygraph test to make this stop,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
Isaac also remembered what he called Jefferson’s “copyin’ machine,” or polygraph, which could automatically produce an exact copy of what Jefferson wrote with his own pen.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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