The No WTO Combo
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The No WTO Combo was a short-lived political rock supergroup formed in Seattle in 1999 to protest the World Trade Organization, featuring members of prominent alternative rock bands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The No WTO Combo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5997040 — 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 No WTO Combo Context triple: [Kim Thayil, associatedAct, The No WTO Combo]
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A.
Favored Nations
Favored Nations is an independent record label founded by virtuoso guitarist Steve Vai, known for releasing high-quality instrumental and guitar-focused music.
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B.
Nouvelle Chicane
Nouvelle Chicane is a tight left-right chicane on the Monaco Grand Prix street circuit, located just after the high-speed tunnel section and known for heavy braking and overtaking opportunities.
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C.
Invisible Hands
Invisible Hands is a component or sub-group associated with the motorcycle culture collective Cafe Racers, likely contributing to its creative or organizational activities.
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D.
To the Nations
To the Nations is the English rendering of the Latin title *Ad Gentes*, the Second Vatican Council’s decree on the Catholic Church’s missionary activity.
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E.
Renversement des alliances
Renversement des alliances is the French term for the Diplomatic Revolution of 1756, a major realignment of European alliances that reshaped the balance of power before the Seven Years’ War.
- 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 No WTO Combo Target entity description: The No WTO Combo was a short-lived political rock supergroup formed in Seattle in 1999 to protest the World Trade Organization, featuring members of prominent alternative rock bands.
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A.
Favored Nations
Favored Nations is an independent record label founded by virtuoso guitarist Steve Vai, known for releasing high-quality instrumental and guitar-focused music.
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B.
Nouvelle Chicane
Nouvelle Chicane is a tight left-right chicane on the Monaco Grand Prix street circuit, located just after the high-speed tunnel section and known for heavy braking and overtaking opportunities.
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C.
Invisible Hands
Invisible Hands is a component or sub-group associated with the motorcycle culture collective Cafe Racers, likely contributing to its creative or organizational activities.
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D.
To the Nations
To the Nations is the English rendering of the Latin title *Ad Gentes*, the Second Vatican Council’s decree on the Catholic Church’s missionary activity.
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E.
Renversement des alliances
Renversement des alliances is the French term for the Diplomatic Revolution of 1756, a major realignment of European alliances that reshaped the balance of power before the Seven Years’ War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political rock supergroup
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rock band ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
World Trade Organization protests
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anti-globalization movement ⓘ |
| basedIn | Seattle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| formedIn | 1999 ⓘ |
| hasActivityPeriod | late 1990s ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
political rock ⓘ |
| hasLiveAlbum | Live from the Battle in Seattle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Gina Mainwal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jello Biafra NERFINISHED ⓘ Kim Thayil NERFINISHED ⓘ Krist Novoselic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalPosition |
critical of corporate-led globalization
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critical of the World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
anti-globalization protest
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protest of the World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| hasShortDescription | short-lived political rock supergroup formed to protest the World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | English ⓘ |
| notableWork | Live from the Battle in Seattle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedAt |
Seattle, Washington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Showbox Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedDuring | 1999 WTO protests in Seattle ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Alternative Tentacles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The No WTO Combo Description of subject: The No WTO Combo was a short-lived political rock supergroup formed in Seattle in 1999 to protest the World Trade Organization, featuring members of prominent alternative rock bands.
Referenced by (1)
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