the Curly
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The Curly was the nickname of Bolesław IV, a 12th-century Duke of Masovia and High Duke of Poland from the Piast dynasty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| the Curly canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22859838 — 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 Curly Context triple: [Bolesław IV the Curly, nickname, the Curly]
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A.
Curly
Curly is the stage nickname of Curly Howard, the famously zany, bald-headed member of the slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges.
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B.
John Curly
John Curly is a technology executive best known as a co-founder of EMC Corporation, a major data storage and information management company.
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C.
Curly Neal
Curly Neal was a legendary American basketball showman best known as the bald, ball-handling wizard and longtime star of the Harlem Globetrotters.
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D.
Marshal Curly Wilcox
Marshal Curly Wilcox is a fictional lawman character who appears in the 1966 Western film "Stagecoach."
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E.
Curly Putman
Curly Putman was an American country music songwriter best known for penning enduring hits such as "Green, Green Grass of Home."
- 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 Curly Target entity description: The Curly was the nickname of Bolesław IV, a 12th-century Duke of Masovia and High Duke of Poland from the Piast dynasty.
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A.
Curly
Curly is the stage nickname of Curly Howard, the famously zany, bald-headed member of the slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges.
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B.
John Curly
John Curly is a technology executive best known as a co-founder of EMC Corporation, a major data storage and information management company.
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C.
Curly Neal
Curly Neal was a legendary American basketball showman best known as the bald, ball-handling wizard and longtime star of the Harlem Globetrotters.
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D.
Marshal Curly Wilcox
Marshal Curly Wilcox is a fictional lawman character who appears in the 1966 Western film "Stagecoach."
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E.
Curly Putman
Curly Putman was an American country music songwriter best known for penning enduring hits such as "Green, Green Grass of Home."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.