War Dogs
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War Dogs is the nickname of the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, a distinguished infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps known for its combat history and operational deployments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| War Dogs canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3446319 — 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: War Dogs Context triple: [2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, nickname, War Dogs]
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A.
Road Dogs
Road Dogs is a crime novel by Elmore Leonard that follows the intersecting schemes and betrayals of ex-con Jack Foley and his associates after his release from prison.
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B.
The Dictator
The Dictator is a 2012 satirical comedy film starring Sacha Baron Cohen as a tyrannical North African ruler navigating and lampooning American politics and culture.
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C.
Bow Down to Washington
"Bow Down to Washington" is the traditional fight song of the University of Washington, widely recognized and played at the school's athletic events, especially football games.
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D.
Logan Lucky
Logan Lucky is a 2017 heist comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh about a group of working-class siblings attempting to rob a NASCAR race in North Carolina.
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E.
Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare was the informal nickname for Britain’s covert World War II organization that coordinated sabotage, espionage, and other unconventional operations against the Axis powers.
- 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: War Dogs Target entity description: War Dogs is the nickname of the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, a distinguished infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps known for its combat history and operational deployments.
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A.
Road Dogs
Road Dogs is a crime novel by Elmore Leonard that follows the intersecting schemes and betrayals of ex-con Jack Foley and his associates after his release from prison.
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B.
The Dictator
The Dictator is a 2012 satirical comedy film starring Sacha Baron Cohen as a tyrannical North African ruler navigating and lampooning American politics and culture.
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C.
Bow Down to Washington
"Bow Down to Washington" is the traditional fight song of the University of Washington, widely recognized and played at the school's athletic events, especially football games.
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D.
Logan Lucky
Logan Lucky is a 2017 heist comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh about a group of working-class siblings attempting to rob a NASCAR race in North Carolina.
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E.
Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare was the informal nickname for Britain’s covert World War II organization that coordinated sabotage, espionage, and other unconventional operations against the Axis powers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Marine Corps unit
ⓘ
infantry battalion ⓘ military unit nickname ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| appliesTo |
2nd Battalion, 1st Marines
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Marine Corps infantry battalion
|
| associatedUnit |
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines
ⓘ
surface form:
2nd Battalion 7th Marines
|
| associatedWith | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| belongsTo | United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| branchRole | ground combat element ⓘ |
| conflict |
Global War on Terrorism
ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ Korean War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| forceType | Marine infantry ⓘ |
| garrisonLabel |
Marine Corps installations and commands
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Marine Corps installation
|
| hasBattalionNumber | 2nd ⓘ |
| hasMottoLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasNickname | War Dogs ⓘ |
| hasRegimentNumber | 7th ⓘ |
| hasSize | battalion-strength unit ⓘ |
| hasSpecialization |
combined arms operations
ⓘ
expeditionary warfare ⓘ light infantry ⓘ |
| isComponentOf |
Ground Combat Element
ⓘ
surface form:
Marine Air-Ground Task Force ground combat element
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| militaryFormation | battalion ⓘ |
| nickname | War Dogs self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combat history
ⓘ
operational deployments ⓘ |
| partOf |
1st Marine Division (United States)
ⓘ
surface form:
1st Marine Division
7th Marine Regiment ⓘ |
| refersTo |
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines
ⓘ
surface form:
2nd Battalion 7th Marines
|
| role |
amphibious assault operations
ⓘ
counterinsurgency operations ⓘ expeditionary operations ⓘ infantry combat operations ⓘ security operations ⓘ |
| service | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
United States Marine Corps
ⓘ
surface form:
USMC
|
| serviceStatus | active duty ⓘ |
| unitType | infantry ⓘ |
| usedBy |
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Marines of 2nd Battalion 7th Marines
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: War Dogs Description of subject: War Dogs is the nickname of the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, a distinguished infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps known for its combat history and operational deployments.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
2nd Battalion 7th Marines
subject surface form:
2nd Battalion 7th Marines