Win McCormack
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Win McCormack is an American publisher, editor, and political donor best known for owning and leading progressive magazines such as The New Republic and Tin House.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Win McCormack canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4662476 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Win McCormack Context triple: [The New Republic, owner, Win McCormack]
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A.
Will McCormack
Will McCormack is an American actor, writer, and director best known for co-writing the animated film "Toy Story 4" and co-directing the Oscar-winning short "If Anything Happens I Love You."
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B.
Ray McKinnon
Ray McKinnon is an American actor, writer, producer, and director known for his character roles in film and television and for creating the acclaimed series "Rectify."
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C.
Jack McKinney
Jack McKinney was an American basketball coach best known for his innovative offensive schemes and for laying the groundwork for the "Showtime" era of the Los Angeles Lakers.
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D.
Todd McCormack
Todd McCormack is an American philanthropist and co-founder of the global health organization Partners In Health, known for its work delivering medical care to impoverished communities worldwide.
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E.
Michael McKinnell
Michael McKinnell was a British-born American architect best known as the co-designer of Boston City Hall and a leading figure in late-20th-century civic architecture.
- 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: Win McCormack Target entity description: Win McCormack is an American publisher, editor, and political donor best known for owning and leading progressive magazines such as The New Republic and Tin House.
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A.
Will McCormack
Will McCormack is an American actor, writer, and director best known for co-writing the animated film "Toy Story 4" and co-directing the Oscar-winning short "If Anything Happens I Love You."
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B.
Ray McKinnon
Ray McKinnon is an American actor, writer, producer, and director known for his character roles in film and television and for creating the acclaimed series "Rectify."
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C.
Jack McKinney
Jack McKinney was an American basketball coach best known for his innovative offensive schemes and for laying the groundwork for the "Showtime" era of the Los Angeles Lakers.
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D.
Todd McCormack
Todd McCormack is an American philanthropist and co-founder of the global health organization Partners In Health, known for its work delivering medical care to impoverished communities worldwide.
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E.
Michael McKinnell
Michael McKinnell was a British-born American architect best known as the co-designer of Boston City Hall and a leading figure in late-20th-century civic architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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magazine editor ⓘ political donor ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
The New Republic
NERFINISHED
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Tin House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literary publishing
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magazine publishing ⓘ political journalism ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction publishing
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political commentary ⓘ |
| hasRole |
editor
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magazine owner ⓘ political donor ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leading progressive magazines
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supporting Democratic Party causes ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ownership of The New Republic
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ownership of Tin House ⓘ progressive political philanthropy ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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political activist ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | progressivism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
editor-in-chief of The New Republic
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editor-in-chief of Tin House ⓘ owner of The New Republic ⓘ owner of Tin House ⓘ |
| residence | Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Win McCormack Description of subject: Win McCormack is an American publisher, editor, and political donor best known for owning and leading progressive magazines such as The New Republic and Tin House.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.