Damn Yankees
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Damn Yankees is an American hard rock supergroup formed in the late 1980s, best known for its hit power ballads and featuring members from prominent rock bands like Styx and Night Ranger.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Damn Yankees canonical | 8 |
| Damn Yankee | 1 |
| Damn Yankees (as songwriter influence/association via Styx circle) | 1 |
| Damn Yankees franchise | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21428888 — 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)
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Target entity: Damn Yankees Context triple: [Michael Cartellone, memberOf, Damn Yankees]
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A.
Damn Yankees
"Damn Yankees" is a 1958 musical comedy film adaptation of the Broadway show about a man who makes a Faustian bargain to help his favorite baseball team win the pennant.
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B.
The Yanks
The Yanks is a common nickname for the United States men's national soccer team, reflecting its American identity and heritage.
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Yanks
Yanks is a 1979 British romantic war drama film set in World War II England that explores relationships between American soldiers and local women.
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D.
Yankee Gentleman
Yankee Gentleman is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and sire known primarily as a successful broodmare sire in modern pedigrees.
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The Yankee
The Yankee is the nickname of Hank Morgan, the time-traveling 19th-century engineer who becomes a powerful figure in King Arthur’s court in Mark Twain’s novel "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court."
- 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: Damn Yankees Target entity description: Damn Yankees is an American hard rock supergroup formed in the late 1980s, best known for its hit power ballads and featuring members from prominent rock bands like Styx and Night Ranger.
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A.
Damn Yankees
"Damn Yankees" is a 1958 musical comedy film adaptation of the Broadway show about a man who makes a Faustian bargain to help his favorite baseball team win the pennant.
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B.
The Yanks
The Yanks is a common nickname for the United States men's national soccer team, reflecting its American identity and heritage.
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C.
Yanks
Yanks is a 1979 British romantic war drama film set in World War II England that explores relationships between American soldiers and local women.
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D.
Yankee Gentleman
Yankee Gentleman is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and sire known primarily as a successful broodmare sire in modern pedigrees.
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E.
The Yankee
The Yankee is the nickname of Hank Morgan, the time-traveling 19th-century engineer who becomes a powerful figure in King Arthur’s court in Mark Twain’s novel "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Dennis DeYoung
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Damn Yankees (as songwriter influence/association via Styx circle)
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