Hard as Nails
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Hard as Nails is a hardboiled crime novel by Dan Simmons featuring ex–cop turned private investigator Joe Kurtz in a gritty, violent noir setting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hard as Nails canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17336361 — 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: Hard as Nails Context triple: [Dan Simmons, notableWork, Hard as Nails]
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A.
Tougher Than Leather
Tougher Than Leather is Run-D.M.C.’s 1988 hip hop album that followed their breakthrough success, blending harder-edged production with their signature rap-rock style.
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B.
Thickskin
Thickskin is a 2003 hard rock/heavy metal studio album by Skid Row that marked the band’s first full-length release with a new lineup after the departure of original vocalist Sebastian Bach.
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C.
The Tough Ones
The Tough Ones is a 1970s Italian poliziottesco crime-action film known for its gritty violence, tough cop antihero, and cult status among Eurocrime cinema fans.
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D.
Cry Tough
Cry Tough is a 1976 rock album by Nils Lofgren that showcases his melodic guitar work and songwriting in the mid-1970s singer-songwriter scene.
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E.
Cry Tough
Cry Tough is a 1959 crime drama film in which Martha Hyer stars in a story about a young Puerto Rican man's struggle to escape a life of gang violence.
- 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: Hard as Nails Target entity description: Hard as Nails is a hardboiled crime novel by Dan Simmons featuring ex–cop turned private investigator Joe Kurtz in a gritty, violent noir setting.
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A.
Tougher Than Leather
Tougher Than Leather is Run-D.M.C.’s 1988 hip hop album that followed their breakthrough success, blending harder-edged production with their signature rap-rock style.
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B.
Thickskin
Thickskin is a 2003 hard rock/heavy metal studio album by Skid Row that marked the band’s first full-length release with a new lineup after the departure of original vocalist Sebastian Bach.
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C.
The Tough Ones
The Tough Ones is a 1970s Italian poliziottesco crime-action film known for its gritty violence, tough cop antihero, and cult status among Eurocrime cinema fans.
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D.
Cry Tough
Cry Tough is a 1976 rock album by Nils Lofgren that showcases his melodic guitar work and songwriting in the mid-1970s singer-songwriter scene.
-
E.
Cry Tough
Cry Tough is a 1959 crime drama film in which Martha Hyer stars in a story about a young Puerto Rican man's struggle to escape a life of gang violence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.