Blethen family
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The Blethen family is a prominent American publishing family best known for its long-time stewardship and majority ownership of The Seattle Times newspaper.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Blethen family canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20137463 — 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: Blethen family Context triple: [Seattle Times, owner, Blethen family]
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A.
Bullen family
The Bullen family was an English gentry lineage that rose to prominence in the late medieval and early Tudor periods, later becoming known as the Boleyn family associated with Anne Boleyn and the court of Henry VIII.
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B.
Bigham family
The Bigham family is a British aristocratic lineage best known for holding the title of Viscount Mersey.
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C.
Bristow family
The Bristow family is a central fictional family in the television series "Alias," known for its complex web of espionage, secrets, and shifting loyalties.
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D.
Tatham family
The Tatham family is a historically significant family whose legacy in the arts is commemorated through the naming of the Tatham Art Gallery.
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E.
Hildreth family
The Hildreth family is a historically significant family associated with Lowell, Massachusetts, whose members were prominent enough in the area to have a local cemetery named in their honor.
- 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: Blethen family Target entity description: The Blethen family is a prominent American publishing family best known for its long-time stewardship and majority ownership of The Seattle Times newspaper.
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A.
Bullen family
The Bullen family was an English gentry lineage that rose to prominence in the late medieval and early Tudor periods, later becoming known as the Boleyn family associated with Anne Boleyn and the court of Henry VIII.
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B.
Bigham family
The Bigham family is a British aristocratic lineage best known for holding the title of Viscount Mersey.
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C.
Bristow family
The Bristow family is a central fictional family in the television series "Alias," known for its complex web of espionage, secrets, and shifting loyalties.
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D.
Tatham family
The Tatham family is a historically significant family whose legacy in the arts is commemorated through the naming of the Tatham Art Gallery.
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E.
Hildreth family
The Hildreth family is a historically significant family associated with Lowell, Massachusetts, whose members were prominent enough in the area to have a local cemetery named in their honor.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.