polygraph

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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

Perez requested a polygraph test and failed it, Flores testified.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Within DHS, Noem and Lewandowski frequently berate senior level staff, give polygraph tests to employees they don’t trust and have fired employees—in one incident, Lewandowski fired a U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 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