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polygraph

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


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Staff submit to frequent polygraph tests to ensure they aren’t making off with the bullion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

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

One week after her first test, she submitted to another polygraph.

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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