The Big Money
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The Big Money is a 1936 novel by John Dos Passos, best known as the third volume of his U.S.A. trilogy, which critiques American capitalism and society in the early 20th century through experimental narrative techniques.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Big Money canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3331157 — 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: The Big Money Context triple: [John Dos Passos, notableWork, The Big Money]
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A.
Millionaire
"Millionaire" is a 2004 R&B/hip-hop single by American singer Kelis featuring André 3000, known for its laid-back groove and distinctive production.
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B.
The Big Ticket
The Big Ticket is the famous nickname of NBA Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett, known for his intense competitiveness and all-around dominance on the basketball court.
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C.
Dirty Money
"Dirty Money" is a track by rapper Pusha T from his critically acclaimed 2006 album *Hell Hath No Fury*.
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D.
Ben Billions
Ben Billions is an American record producer and songwriter known for crafting hit tracks for major hip-hop and R&B artists such as The Weeknd, Beyoncé, and DJ Khaled.
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E.
The Money Mill
The Money Mill is a silent-era American film produced by the Vitagraph Company of America.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Big Money Target entity description: The Big Money is a 1936 novel by John Dos Passos, best known as the third volume of his U.S.A. trilogy, which critiques American capitalism and society in the early 20th century through experimental narrative techniques.
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A.
Millionaire
"Millionaire" is a 2004 R&B/hip-hop single by American singer Kelis featuring André 3000, known for its laid-back groove and distinctive production.
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B.
The Big Ticket
The Big Ticket is the famous nickname of NBA Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett, known for his intense competitiveness and all-around dominance on the basketball court.
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C.
Dirty Money
"Dirty Money" is a track by rapper Pusha T from his critically acclaimed 2006 album *Hell Hath No Fury*.
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D.
Ben Billions
Ben Billions is an American record producer and songwriter known for crafting hit tracks for major hip-hop and R&B artists such as The Weeknd, Beyoncé, and DJ Khaled.
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E.
The Money Mill
The Money Mill is a silent-era American film produced by the Vitagraph Company of America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | John Dos Passos ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
consumer culture
ⓘ
effects of capitalism on individuals ⓘ rise of big business in America ⓘ social inequality ⓘ |
| followsWork |
1919
ⓘ
The 42nd Parallel ⓘ |
| genre |
modernist novel
ⓘ
political fiction ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType | recurring characters from earlier U.S.A. trilogy volumes ⓘ |
| hasForm |
interlinked narratives
ⓘ
multi-perspective structure ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
documentary-style fiction
ⓘ
later American social novels ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | over 400 pages (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
American Dream
ⓘ
corporate power ⓘ individual alienation ⓘ labor and class conflict ⓘ mass media influence ⓘ political corruption ⓘ |
| includedIn | collected editions of the U.S.A. trilogy ⓘ |
| isPartOf | 20th-century American literature canon ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
critique of American capitalism
ⓘ
critique of American society ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
biographical sketches
ⓘ
experimental narrative ⓘ montage ⓘ newsreel sections ⓘ stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| notableFor |
formal experimentation
ⓘ
social and political critique ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | U.S.A. trilogy ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | third volume ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1936 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Harcourt Brace & World
ⓘ
surface form:
Harcourt, Brace and Company
|
| setInPeriod | early 20th century United States ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| timePeriodCovered | pre–World War I to late 1920s United States ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
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Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
John Dos Passos
subject surface form:
John Dos Passos