Joseph Shine
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Joseph Shine is an Indian businessman and public interest litigant best known for successfully challenging the constitutionality of India’s adultery law in the landmark Supreme Court case Joseph Shine v. Union of India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joseph Shine canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21212383 — 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: Joseph Shine Context triple: [Joseph Shine v. Union of India, petitioner, Joseph Shine]
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A.
Stephen Wainger
Stephen Wainger is an American mathematician known for his contributions to harmonic analysis and related areas of analysis.
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B.
Stephen Hauser
Stephen Hauser is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the science fiction thriller film "Sphere" (1998), adapted from Michael Crichton's novel of the same name.
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C.
Joel Barish
Joel Barish is the introspective, emotionally withdrawn protagonist of the film "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," whose erased memories of a failed relationship drive the story’s exploration of love and identity.
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D.
Stuart Margolin
Stuart Margolin was an American actor and director best known for his Emmy-winning role as Evelyn "Angel" Martin on the television series "The Rockford Files."
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E.
Steven Clemons
Steven Clemons is an American journalist and political commentator known for his analysis of U.S. foreign policy and national security issues.
- 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: Joseph Shine Target entity description: Joseph Shine is an Indian businessman and public interest litigant best known for successfully challenging the constitutionality of India’s adultery law in the landmark Supreme Court case Joseph Shine v. Union of India.
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A.
Stephen Wainger
Stephen Wainger is an American mathematician known for his contributions to harmonic analysis and related areas of analysis.
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B.
Stephen Hauser
Stephen Hauser is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the science fiction thriller film "Sphere" (1998), adapted from Michael Crichton's novel of the same name.
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C.
Joel Barish
Joel Barish is the introspective, emotionally withdrawn protagonist of the film "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," whose erased memories of a failed relationship drive the story’s exploration of love and identity.
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D.
Stuart Margolin
Stuart Margolin was an American actor and director best known for his Emmy-winning role as Evelyn "Angel" Martin on the television series "The Rockford Files."
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E.
Steven Clemons
Steven Clemons is an American journalist and political commentator known for his analysis of U.S. foreign policy and national security issues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.