The Killers (short story)
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"The Killers" is a 1927 short story by Ernest Hemingway that follows two hitmen who come to a small-town diner to kill a former prizefighter, exemplifying his terse style and themes of fatalism and violence.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Killers (short story) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6503672 — 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: The Killers (short story) Context triple: [The Killers (1946 film), basedOn, The Killers (short story)]
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A.
Killers
Killers is Iron Maiden’s second studio album, known for its raw, aggressive sound and for solidifying the band’s early heavy metal style.
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B.
Great Kills
Great Kills is a residential neighborhood on Staten Island’s South Shore known for its marina, waterfront parks, and suburban character.
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C.
Seven Days to a Killing
Seven Days to a Killing is a 1972 spy thriller novel by Clive Egleton, centered on a British intelligence officer whose son is kidnapped as part of a high-stakes blackmail plot.
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Killing Times
The Killing Times were a period of brutal persecution and summary executions of Scottish Covenanters in the late 17th century under the Stuart monarchy.
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Killer’s Kiss
Killer’s Kiss is a 1955 low-budget film noir drama and one of Stanley Kubrick’s early feature films, noted for its gritty New York City setting and experimental visual style.
- 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 Killers (short story) Target entity description: "The Killers" is a 1927 short story by Ernest Hemingway that follows two hitmen who come to a small-town diner to kill a former prizefighter, exemplifying his terse style and themes of fatalism and violence.
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A.
Killers
Killers is Iron Maiden’s second studio album, known for its raw, aggressive sound and for solidifying the band’s early heavy metal style.
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B.
Great Kills
Great Kills is a residential neighborhood on Staten Island’s South Shore known for its marina, waterfront parks, and suburban character.
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C.
Seven Days to a Killing
Seven Days to a Killing is a 1972 spy thriller novel by Clive Egleton, centered on a British intelligence officer whose son is kidnapped as part of a high-stakes blackmail plot.
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D.
Killing Times
The Killing Times were a period of brutal persecution and summary executions of Scottish Covenanters in the late 17th century under the Stuart monarchy.
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E.
Killer’s Kiss
Killer’s Kiss is a 1955 low-budget film noir drama and one of Stanley Kubrick’s early feature films, noted for its gritty New York City setting and experimental visual style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Killers (short story) Description of subject: "The Killers" is a 1927 short story by Ernest Hemingway that follows two hitmen who come to a small-town diner to kill a former prizefighter, exemplifying his terse style and themes of fatalism and violence.
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