Champion (short story)
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"Champion" is a short story by Ring Lardner that follows the ruthless rise of an ambitious boxer, exposing the darker side of fame and professional sports.
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| Champion (short story) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12108150 — 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: Champion (short story) Context triple: [Champion (1949 film), basedOn, Champion (short story)]
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The Champion
"The Champion" is a 1915 silent comedy film starring Charlie Chaplin as an underdog boxer who humorously battles his way through the prizefighting world.
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B.
Trial of the Champion
Trial of the Champion is a five-player jousting-themed instance in World of Warcraft set within the Argent Tournament grounds, featuring a series of arena-style boss encounters.
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C.
Champion
"Champion" is a 1949 American film noir boxing drama directed by Mark Robson and starring Kirk Douglas as an ambitious but ruthless prizefighter.
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D.
Champion
Champion is the surname of Will Champion, the English drummer best known as a member of the rock band Coldplay.
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E.
Champion
Champion was a prominent streamlined passenger train that operated in the mid-20th century between the U.S. Northeast and Florida, known for its popular vacation service.
- 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: Champion (short story) Target entity description: "Champion" is a short story by Ring Lardner that follows the ruthless rise of an ambitious boxer, exposing the darker side of fame and professional sports.
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A.
The Champion
"The Champion" is a 1915 silent comedy film starring Charlie Chaplin as an underdog boxer who humorously battles his way through the prizefighting world.
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B.
Trial of the Champion
Trial of the Champion is a five-player jousting-themed instance in World of Warcraft set within the Argent Tournament grounds, featuring a series of arena-style boss encounters.
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C.
Champion
"Champion" is a 1949 American film noir boxing drama directed by Mark Robson and starring Kirk Douglas as an ambitious but ruthless prizefighter.
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D.
Champion
Champion is the surname of Will Champion, the English drummer best known as a member of the rock band Coldplay.
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E.
Champion
Champion was a prominent streamlined passenger train that operated in the mid-20th century between the U.S. Northeast and Florida, known for its popular vacation service.
- F. None of above. chosen
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