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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

“If opening day was today, he would certainly be running out there in center, which I know he loves. I think if you put truth serum in him, that’s what he’d want to do, regardless.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2023

And so, in the real world, one submits to these devices nervously, as one would to some kind of truth serum or all-seeing eye: There is no hiding here.

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2023

Give fans truth serum now, and they might be more concerned about whether the Commanders will sign wide receiver Terry McLaurin to a long-term deal than about Young’s progress.

From Washington Post • Jun. 2, 2022

I still feel a little weight in my limbs from the truth serum Cara, Caleb, and Matthew tested on me earlier, as part of our plan.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth



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