polygraph
Example Sentences
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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
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
When the detective asked her to take a polygraph, she consented.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
The DEA is supporting the Bolivian government as it conducts "reliability" screens on anti-narcotics officers using polygraph lie detectors.
From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026
Lie-detection tests are notoriously inaccurate, and calculations similar to the above demonstrate why truthful people who flunk polygraph tests usually outnumber liars.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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