"Players" (1977)
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"Players" (1977) is a novel by Don DeLillo that introduces the character Lyle Wynant in a darkly comic exploration of disaffected urban professionals entangled in terrorism and financial intrigue.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| "Players" (1977) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14732204 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "Players" (1977) Context triple: [Lyle Wynant, firstAppearance, "Players" (1977)]
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A.
The Player (1992 film)
The Player (1992 film) is a satirical Hollywood black comedy directed by Robert Altman that follows a movie studio executive who becomes entangled in crime and paranoia after receiving threatening messages from a rejected screenwriter.
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B.
Johnny Wadd and the Longest Yard
Johnny Wadd and the Longest Yard is an installment in the Johnny Wadd adult film series featuring the private detective character Johnny Wadd in a sexually charged crime-themed storyline.
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C.
"The Standover Man"
"The Standover Man" is a handmade, illustrated story within Markus Zusak's novel *The Book Thief*, created by Max Vandenburg to express his friendship with and gratitude toward Liesel Meminger.
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D.
Nerves (1970)
Nerves (1970) is a poetry collection by American poet John Wieners, associated with the Beat and confessional traditions.
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E.
The Players
The Players is a 2012 French comedy anthology film consisting of several vignettes about male infidelity, starring and co-directed by Jean Dujardin and Guillaume Canet.
- 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: "Players" (1977) Target entity description: "Players" (1977) is a novel by Don DeLillo that introduces the character Lyle Wynant in a darkly comic exploration of disaffected urban professionals entangled in terrorism and financial intrigue.
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A.
The Player (1992 film)
The Player (1992 film) is a satirical Hollywood black comedy directed by Robert Altman that follows a movie studio executive who becomes entangled in crime and paranoia after receiving threatening messages from a rejected screenwriter.
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B.
Johnny Wadd and the Longest Yard
Johnny Wadd and the Longest Yard is an installment in the Johnny Wadd adult film series featuring the private detective character Johnny Wadd in a sexually charged crime-themed storyline.
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C.
"The Standover Man"
"The Standover Man" is a handmade, illustrated story within Markus Zusak's novel *The Book Thief*, created by Max Vandenburg to express his friendship with and gratitude toward Liesel Meminger.
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D.
Nerves (1970)
Nerves (1970) is a poetry collection by American poet John Wieners, associated with the Beat and confessional traditions.
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E.
The Players
The Players is a 2012 French comedy anthology film consisting of several vignettes about male infidelity, starring and co-directed by Jean Dujardin and Guillaume Canet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.