John Cobb
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John Cobb was a British racing motorist renowned for setting multiple land and water speed records in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
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| John Cobb canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22449413 — 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: John Cobb Context triple: [world water speed record, notableChallenger, John Cobb]
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A.
Joseph Winston
Joseph Winston was an American Revolutionary War officer and early North Carolina politician known for his service at the Battle of Kings Mountain and his role in the state’s postwar governance.
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B.
John Bailey
John Bailey is an American cinematographer renowned for his work on numerous acclaimed films, including the classic comedy "Groundhog Day."
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C.
John Bailey
John Bailey is an American singer best known as a member of the R&B and doo-wop vocal group The Clovers.
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D.
John Bailey
John Bailey was a British character actor known for his numerous television appearances, including roles in classic "Doctor Who" serials.
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E.
John Sheldon
John Sheldon was a colonial militia leader from Deerfield, Massachusetts, known for his role in defending the town during the 1704 Deerfield Massacre and later diplomatic missions to negotiate the release of captives.
- 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: John Cobb Target entity description: John Cobb was a British racing motorist renowned for setting multiple land and water speed records in the mid-20th century.
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A.
Joseph Winston
Joseph Winston was an American Revolutionary War officer and early North Carolina politician known for his service at the Battle of Kings Mountain and his role in the state’s postwar governance.
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B.
John Bailey
John Bailey is an American cinematographer renowned for his work on numerous acclaimed films, including the classic comedy "Groundhog Day."
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C.
John Bailey
John Bailey is an American singer best known as a member of the R&B and doo-wop vocal group The Clovers.
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D.
John Bailey
John Bailey was a British character actor known for his numerous television appearances, including roles in classic "Doctor Who" serials.
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E.
John Sheldon
John Sheldon was a colonial militia leader from Deerfield, Massachusetts, known for his role in defending the town during the 1704 Deerfield Massacre and later diplomatic missions to negotiate the release of captives.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.