The Lottery
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The Lottery is a 2010 American television film adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s classic short story, depicting a small town’s shocking adherence to a brutal annual ritual.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Lottery canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14460491 — 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)
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Target entity: The Lottery Context triple: [Marley Shelton, notableWork, The Lottery]
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A.
The Lottery
"The Lottery" is a renowned 1948 short story by Shirley Jackson that chillingly depicts a small town's violent adherence to a brutal annual ritual, serving as a powerful critique of conformity and tradition.
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B.
The Lottery Winner
The Lottery Winner is a suspenseful mystery novel by Mary Higgins Clark that follows characters whose lives are dramatically altered after winning a large lottery prize.
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C.
The Lottery in Babylon
"The Lottery in Babylon" is a metaphysical short story by Jorge Luis Borges that explores a fictional society governed entirely by a mysterious, all-encompassing lottery system.
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D.
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
"The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" is a philosophical short story by Ursula K. Le Guin that depicts a seemingly utopian city whose happiness depends on the suffering of a single child, exploring themes of morality, complicity, and the cost of perfection.
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E.
The Casket Lottery
The Casket Lottery is an American indie rock/post-hardcore band known for its emotionally charged songwriting and dynamic, guitar-driven sound.
- 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 Lottery Target entity description: The Lottery is a 2010 American television film adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s classic short story, depicting a small town’s shocking adherence to a brutal annual ritual.
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A.
The Lottery
"The Lottery" is a renowned 1948 short story by Shirley Jackson that chillingly depicts a small town's violent adherence to a brutal annual ritual, serving as a powerful critique of conformity and tradition.
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B.
The Lottery Winner
The Lottery Winner is a suspenseful mystery novel by Mary Higgins Clark that follows characters whose lives are dramatically altered after winning a large lottery prize.
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C.
The Lottery in Babylon
"The Lottery in Babylon" is a metaphysical short story by Jorge Luis Borges that explores a fictional society governed entirely by a mysterious, all-encompassing lottery system.
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D.
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
"The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" is a philosophical short story by Ursula K. Le Guin that depicts a seemingly utopian city whose happiness depends on the suffering of a single child, exploring themes of morality, complicity, and the cost of perfection.
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E.
The Casket Lottery
The Casket Lottery is an American indie rock/post-hardcore band known for its emotionally charged songwriting and dynamic, guitar-driven sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.