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truth serum

[trooth seer-uhm] / ˈtruθ ˌsɪər əm /


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As the YouTube hit demonstrates, hot sauce isn’t just for daredevils and masochists: It’s a truth serum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

And if Carroll was given a dose of truth serum, the hunch here is he would acknowledge this as his most satisfying season in Seattle.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2023

But you know, if you really have me under truth serum and say, you know, how confident am I?

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2021

“COVID,” he says, “is a truth serum bringing it all out.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2020

“Most GPs can’t resist the truth serum, either,” I say.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth



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