Mary
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Mary is the central, reflective protagonist of Annie Dillard’s nonfiction work "For the Time Being," through whom themes of spirituality, mortality, and meaning are explored.
All labels observed (1)
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| Mary canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21102881 — 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: Mary Context triple: [Mary (For the Time Being), name, Mary]
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Mary
Mary is the given name of the American suspense novelist Mary Higgins Clark, known for her bestselling mystery and thriller books.
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Mary of Waltham, Duchess of Brittany, was a 14th-century English princess and daughter of King Edward III who became duchess through her marriage to John IV, Duke of Brittany.
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Mary is the middle name of Edith Tolkien, the wife of author J.R.R. Tolkien.
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Mary is the birth name of American actress, comedian, and writer Lily Tomlin, known for her groundbreaking work in television, film, and theater.
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Mary is the given first name of American actress, author, and radio host Marilu Henner.
- 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: Mary Target entity description: Mary is the central, reflective protagonist of Annie Dillard’s nonfiction work "For the Time Being," through whom themes of spirituality, mortality, and meaning are explored.
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Mary is a central character in W. H. Auden’s long poem "For the Time Being," which reimagines the Nativity story in a modern, philosophical context.
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Mary is the central protagonist of the play "The Memory of Water," around whom the story’s emotional and familial conflicts revolve.
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Mary is a central character in Robert Frost's narrative poem "The Death of the Hired Man," serving as a compassionate and mediating presence between her husband Warren and the returning farmhand Silas.
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Mary is a central protagonist in Robert A. Heinlein’s science fiction novel "The Puppet Masters," playing a key role in humanity’s struggle against parasitic alien invaders.
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Mary is a fictional character in B.F. Skinner’s utopian novel "Walden Two," representing one of the community’s young members shaped by its behaviorist social principles.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.