The Ivory Grin
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The Ivory Grin is a 1952 hardboiled detective novel by Ross Macdonald featuring private investigator Lew Archer in a complex case of murder, identity, and social tension.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Ivory Grin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18589602 — 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: The Ivory Grin Context triple: [Ross Macdonald, notableWork, The Ivory Grin]
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A.
The Tooth
"The Tooth" is a short story by Shirley Jackson, included in her collection *The Lottery and Other Stories*, that blends psychological unease with elements of the uncanny.
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B.
White Tooth
White Tooth is the English meaning of the name "Dent Blanche," a prominent mountain in the Pennine Alps of Switzerland.
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C.
The Wisdom Tooth
The Wisdom Tooth is a play by American dramatist Marc Connelly, known for its witty exploration of human nature and social mores.
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D.
The Tooth Puller
The Tooth Puller is a Baroque genre painting by Flemish artist Theodoor Rombouts depicting a dramatic scene of a dentist extracting a patient’s tooth, rendered in a Caravaggesque style with strong chiaroscuro and expressive figures.
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E.
A Wink and a Smile
"A Wink and a Smile" is a lighthearted jazz-pop song performed by Harry Connick Jr., best known for its prominent inclusion on the soundtrack of the romantic comedy film "Sleepless in Seattle."
- 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 Ivory Grin Target entity description: The Ivory Grin is a 1952 hardboiled detective novel by Ross Macdonald featuring private investigator Lew Archer in a complex case of murder, identity, and social tension.
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A.
The Tooth
"The Tooth" is a short story by Shirley Jackson, included in her collection *The Lottery and Other Stories*, that blends psychological unease with elements of the uncanny.
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B.
White Tooth
White Tooth is the English meaning of the name "Dent Blanche," a prominent mountain in the Pennine Alps of Switzerland.
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C.
The Wisdom Tooth
The Wisdom Tooth is a play by American dramatist Marc Connelly, known for its witty exploration of human nature and social mores.
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D.
The Tooth Puller
The Tooth Puller is a Baroque genre painting by Flemish artist Theodoor Rombouts depicting a dramatic scene of a dentist extracting a patient’s tooth, rendered in a Caravaggesque style with strong chiaroscuro and expressive figures.
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E.
A Wink and a Smile
"A Wink and a Smile" is a lighthearted jazz-pop song performed by Harry Connick Jr., best known for its prominent inclusion on the soundtrack of the romantic comedy film "Sleepless in Seattle."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.