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an instrument for detecting physical signs of the tension that goes with lying
  • intelligence agents were trained to fool the polygraph

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The first known use of polygraph was in 1871

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“Polygraph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polygraph. Accessed 3 Dec. 2021.

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