Doug McCombs
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Doug McCombs is an American bassist and guitarist best known as a founding member of the Chicago post-rock band Tortoise and for his work in groups like Brokeback and Eleventh Dream Day.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Doug McCombs canonical | 2 |
| Douglas McCombs | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15165888 — 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: Doug McCombs Context triple: [Tortoise, member, Doug McCombs]
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Rob Cunningham
Rob Cunningham is a Canadian video game developer best known as a co-founder of Relic Entertainment and the founder and CEO of Blackbird Interactive, where he has led the creation of acclaimed strategy and sci-fi titles.
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Mike McGlone
Mike McGlone is an American actor and author best known for his roles in films like "The Brothers McMullen" and "She's the One," as well as for his distinctive voiceover work in television commercials.
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Jim McKelvey
Jim McKelvey is an American entrepreneur and co-founder of the financial technology company Square (now Block, Inc.), as well as a philanthropist and author.
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Doug McMillan
Doug McMillan is an American business executive best known as the president and chief executive officer of Walmart Inc.
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Tim McClelland
Tim McClelland is a former Major League Baseball umpire known for his long tenure, distinctive strike zone, and involvement in several high-profile postseason games.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Doug McCombs Target entity description: Doug McCombs is an American bassist and guitarist best known as a founding member of the Chicago post-rock band Tortoise and for his work in groups like Brokeback and Eleventh Dream Day.
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A.
Rob Cunningham
Rob Cunningham is a Canadian video game developer best known as a co-founder of Relic Entertainment and the founder and CEO of Blackbird Interactive, where he has led the creation of acclaimed strategy and sci-fi titles.
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B.
Mike McGlone
Mike McGlone is an American actor and author best known for his roles in films like "The Brothers McMullen" and "She's the One," as well as for his distinctive voiceover work in television commercials.
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C.
Jim McKelvey
Jim McKelvey is an American entrepreneur and co-founder of the financial technology company Square (now Block, Inc.), as well as a philanthropist and author.
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D.
Doug McMillan
Doug McMillan is an American business executive best known as the president and chief executive officer of Walmart Inc.
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E.
Tim McClelland
Tim McClelland is a former Major League Baseball umpire known for his long tenure, distinctive strike zone, and involvement in several high-profile postseason games.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Doug McCombs