The Way It Is
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The Way It Is is Bruce Hornsby and the Range’s 1986 debut album, best known for its piano-driven heartland rock sound and socially conscious title track.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Way It Is canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21419247 — 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: The Way It Is Context triple: [Mandolin Rain, includedInAlbum, The Way It Is]
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A.
The Way It Is
"The Way It Is" is the 2005 debut studio album by American R&B singer Keyshia Cole, featuring emotionally driven songs about love, heartbreak, and personal struggle.
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B.
That’s the Way It Is
"That’s the Way It Is" is an upbeat pop song by Celine Dion, released in 1999 and known for its empowering lyrics and strong vocal performance.
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C.
The Way It Was
"The Way It Was" is a song featured on the rock band Trapt's album "DNA."
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D.
The Way It Was
"The Way It Was" is a song by the Bee Gees from their 1976 album "Children of the World," showcasing their transition into a more soulful, disco-influenced sound.
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E.
The Way It Was
"The Way It Was" is a song by American rock band The Killers from their 2012 album "Battle Born."
- 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: The Way It Is Target entity description: The Way It Is is Bruce Hornsby and the Range’s 1986 debut album, best known for its piano-driven heartland rock sound and socially conscious title track.
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A.
The Way It Is
"The Way It Is" is the 2005 debut studio album by American R&B singer Keyshia Cole, featuring emotionally driven songs about love, heartbreak, and personal struggle.
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B.
That’s the Way It Is
"That’s the Way It Is" is an upbeat pop song by Celine Dion, released in 1999 and known for its empowering lyrics and strong vocal performance.
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C.
The Way It Was
"The Way It Was" is a song by the Bee Gees from their 1976 album "Children of the World," showcasing their transition into a more soulful, disco-influenced sound.
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D.
The Way It Was
"The Way It Was" is a song featured on the rock band Trapt's album "DNA."
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E.
The Way It Was
"The Way It Was" is a song by American rock band The Killers from their 2012 album "Battle Born."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.