The Runaways (band)
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The Runaways (band) were a pioneering all-female American rock group formed in the mid-1970s, best known for launching the careers of Joan Jett and Lita Ford and for their influential role in the development of punk and hard rock.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Runaways | 2 |
| The Runaways (band) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14413493 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Runaways (band) Context triple: [The Runaways, subject, The Runaways (band)]
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A.
The Runaways
The Runaways is a 2010 biographical drama film about the 1970s all-female rock band of the same name, focusing on the relationship between Joan Jett and Cherie Currie.
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B.
Runaways
Runaways is a 1993 conceptual art series by Glenn Ligon that mimics 19th-century fugitive slave advertisements using contemporary descriptions of the artist written by his friends to explore race, identity, and representation.
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C.
Backstreets
"Backstreets" is a poignant, piano-driven rock ballad by Bruce Springsteen, celebrated for its themes of friendship and loss and its central place in his live performances.
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D.
The Renegades
The Renegades are a music production team known for their work in hip-hop, including contributions to projects like Pusha T’s mixtape "Wrath of Caine."
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E.
The Primettes
The Primettes were the original incarnation of the Motown girl group that later became famous worldwide as The Supremes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Runaways (band) Target entity description: The Runaways (band) were a pioneering all-female American rock group formed in the mid-1970s, best known for launching the careers of Joan Jett and Lita Ford and for their influential role in the development of punk and hard rock.
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A.
The Runaways
The Runaways is a 2010 biographical drama film about the 1970s all-female rock band of the same name, focusing on the relationship between Joan Jett and Cherie Currie.
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B.
Runaways
Runaways is a 1993 conceptual art series by Glenn Ligon that mimics 19th-century fugitive slave advertisements using contemporary descriptions of the artist written by his friends to explore race, identity, and representation.
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C.
Backstreets
"Backstreets" is a poignant, piano-driven rock ballad by Bruce Springsteen, celebrated for its themes of friendship and loss and its central place in his live performances.
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D.
The Renegades
The Renegades are a music production team known for their work in hip-hop, including contributions to projects like Pusha T’s mixtape "Wrath of Caine."
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E.
The Primettes
The Primettes were the original incarnation of the Motown girl group that later became famous worldwide as The Supremes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Runaways
this entity surface form:
The Runaways