as in polygraph
an instrument for detecting physical signs of the tension that goes with lying
hooked the suspect up to a lie detector before interrogating him about the robbery
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According to the affidavit, Kevin Brown volunteered to take a lie detector test.
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Richard Schlesinger, CBS News, 6 July 2024
However, the lie detector determined that untrue, because the crowd at the Forum knew every single word and went bar-for-bar for the entire six-minute song.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 20 June 2024
The star of Russian Doll plays Charlie Cale, a human lie detector on the run from a shady casino enforcer (Benjamin Bratt).
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2024
Dan Hurley on lie detector The Huskies weren’t expected to have this much success – beating teams by an average of 27.8 points in the tournament – after their national championship last year, losing five of their top eight players.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2024
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Richard Schlesinger, CBS News, 6 July 2024
However, the lie detector determined that untrue, because the crowd at the Forum knew every single word and went bar-for-bar for the entire six-minute song.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 20 June 2024
The star of Russian Doll plays Charlie Cale, a human lie detector on the run from a shady casino enforcer (Benjamin Bratt).
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2024
Dan Hurley on lie detector The Huskies weren’t expected to have this much success – beating teams by an average of 27.8 points in the tournament – after their national championship last year, losing five of their top eight players.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2024
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