the Maples
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The Maples are a fictional married couple created by John Updike, whose evolving relationship is chronicled across a series of interconnected short stories.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| the Maples canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19664074 — 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 Maples Context triple: [Too Far to Go, featuresRecurringCharacters, the Maples]
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A.
The Leaves
The Leaves were a 1960s American garage rock band best known for their hit version of the song "Hey Joe."
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B.
The Lemon Trees
The Lemon Trees were a short-lived early-1990s British pop band best known as an early project of songwriter and producer Guy Chambers before his later mainstream success.
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C.
The Bananas
The Bananas are an American punk rock band known for their energetic, lo-fi sound and association with the DIY underground music scene.
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D.
Maples
Maples is the surname of Marla Maples, an American actress and television personality best known as the second wife of former U.S. President Donald Trump.
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E.
The Tangerines
The Tangerines is the popular nickname of Dundee United F.C., a Scottish professional football club based in Dundee known for its distinctive orange home kit.
- 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 Maples Target entity description: The Maples are a fictional married couple created by John Updike, whose evolving relationship is chronicled across a series of interconnected short stories.
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A.
The Leaves
The Leaves were a 1960s American garage rock band best known for their hit version of the song "Hey Joe."
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B.
The Lemon Trees
The Lemon Trees were a short-lived early-1990s British pop band best known as an early project of songwriter and producer Guy Chambers before his later mainstream success.
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C.
The Bananas
The Bananas are an American punk rock band known for their energetic, lo-fi sound and association with the DIY underground music scene.
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D.
Maples
Maples is the surname of Marla Maples, an American actress and television personality best known as the second wife of former U.S. President Donald Trump.
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E.
The Tangerines
The Tangerines is the popular nickname of Dundee United F.C., a Scottish professional football club based in Dundee known for its distinctive orange home kit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.