Leonard Mead is stopped and detained by an automated police car for the unusual act of walking alone at night in a television-obsessed city.
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"The Pedestrian" is a dystopian short story by Ray Bradbury that portrays a future society numbed by television and conformity, where an ordinary man is criminalized for simply taking a solitary walk at night.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20126372 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Leonard Mead is stopped and detained by an automated police car for the unusual act of walking alone at night in a television-obsessed city. Context triple: [The Pedestrian, plotSummary, Leonard Mead is stopped and detained by an automated police car for the unusual act of walking alone at night in a television-obsessed city.]
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The Traffic Policeman
The Traffic Policeman is a classic Italian comedy film co-written by renowned screenwriter Furio Scarpelli, known for its satirical portrayal of bureaucracy and small-town life.
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Mobile Police Department
The Mobile Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency responsible for public safety and crime prevention within the city of Mobile, Alabama.
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Mobile Police Force
The Mobile Police Force is a specialized paramilitary unit of the Nigeria Police responsible for rapid response, crowd control, and handling high-risk security operations across the country.
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mobile police
The mobile police are a specialized, highly trained rapid-response force within Vietnam’s public security apparatus, tasked with handling riots, terrorism, and other high-risk situations to maintain internal order and safety.
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Incident on 57th Street
"Incident on 57th Street" is a narrative-driven rock song by Bruce Springsteen, noted for its cinematic storytelling and romantic urban imagery.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Leonard Mead is stopped and detained by an automated police car for the unusual act of walking alone at night in a television-obsessed city. Target entity description: "The Pedestrian" is a dystopian short story by Ray Bradbury that portrays a future society numbed by television and conformity, where an ordinary man is criminalized for simply taking a solitary walk at night.
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A.
The Traffic Policeman
The Traffic Policeman is a classic Italian comedy film co-written by renowned screenwriter Furio Scarpelli, known for its satirical portrayal of bureaucracy and small-town life.
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B.
Mobile Police Department
The Mobile Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency responsible for public safety and crime prevention within the city of Mobile, Alabama.
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C.
Mobile Police Force
The Mobile Police Force is a specialized paramilitary unit of the Nigeria Police responsible for rapid response, crowd control, and handling high-risk security operations across the country.
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D.
mobile police
The mobile police are a specialized, highly trained rapid-response force within Vietnam’s public security apparatus, tasked with handling riots, terrorism, and other high-risk situations to maintain internal order and safety.
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E.
Incident on 57th Street
"Incident on 57th Street" is a narrative-driven rock song by Bruce Springsteen, noted for its cinematic storytelling and romantic urban imagery.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Pedestrian
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plotSummary
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Leonard Mead is stopped and detained by an automated police car for the unusual act of walking alone at night in a television-obsessed city.
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