King’s Ransom
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King’s Ransom is a crime novel by Evan Hunter (also known as Ed McBain), best known as one of the 87th Precinct series entries involving a high-stakes kidnapping and moral dilemmas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| King’s Ransom canonical | 3 |
| King's Ransom | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16248597 — 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: King’s Ransom Context triple: [Evan Hunter, notableWork, King’s Ransom]
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A.
King's Ransom
"King's Ransom" is a 2005 crime-comedy film about a wealthy businessman who plots his own kidnapping, directed by Doug McHenry.
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B.
King in Exile
King in Exile is the title borne by Thorin Oakenshield during his dispossession from Erebor, signifying his status as the rightful but landless Dwarven king.
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C.
Household of the King
The Household of the King is the branch of the Swedish Royal Court responsible for supporting the monarch’s official duties, ceremonies, and daily functions.
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King’s Remembrancer
The King’s Remembrancer is a historic judicial and ceremonial office in the United Kingdom responsible for certain ancient legal and financial duties, including traditional ceremonies such as the Trial of the Pyx.
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E.
The King's Cavalier
The King's Cavalier is a historical adventure novel by Samuel Shellabarger, set in 17th-century France and known for its swashbuckling romance, political intrigue, and richly researched period detail.
- 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: King’s Ransom Target entity description: King’s Ransom is a crime novel by Evan Hunter (also known as Ed McBain), best known as one of the 87th Precinct series entries involving a high-stakes kidnapping and moral dilemmas.
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A.
King's Ransom
"King's Ransom" is a 2005 crime-comedy film about a wealthy businessman who plots his own kidnapping, directed by Doug McHenry.
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B.
King in Exile
King in Exile is the title borne by Thorin Oakenshield during his dispossession from Erebor, signifying his status as the rightful but landless Dwarven king.
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C.
Household of the King
The Household of the King is the branch of the Swedish Royal Court responsible for supporting the monarch’s official duties, ceremonies, and daily functions.
-
D.
King’s Remembrancer
The King’s Remembrancer is a historic judicial and ceremonial office in the United Kingdom responsible for certain ancient legal and financial duties, including traditional ceremonies such as the Trial of the Pyx.
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E.
The King's Cavalier
The King's Cavalier is a historical adventure novel by Samuel Shellabarger, set in 17th-century France and known for its swashbuckling romance, political intrigue, and richly researched period detail.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: King’s Ransom