The Dust Assassin
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The Dust Assassin is a science fiction short story by Ian McDonald set in his futuristic India universe, exploring themes of caste, revenge, and biotechnology.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Dust Assassin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18487835 — 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 Dust Assassin Context triple: [Cyberabad Days, containsShortStory, The Dust Assassin]
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A.
Kindred of the Dust
Kindred of the Dust is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Raoul Walsh, based on Peter B. Kyne’s novel, and featuring child actor Bruce Guerin among its cast.
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B.
The Freeing of the Dust
The Freeing of the Dust is a poetry collection by Denise Levertov that reflects her mature engagement with political, spiritual, and personal themes in the 1970s.
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C.
The Dust Witch
The Dust Witch is a sinister, blind fortune-teller and agent of dark magic who serves as one of the primary antagonists in Ray Bradbury’s novel "Something Wicked This Way Comes."
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D.
The Melody of Dust
The Melody of Dust is an experimental electronic album by producer Hot Sugar that blends textured, sample-based soundscapes with atmospheric, immersive compositions.
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E.
The Stone Killer
The Stone Killer is a 1973 American crime thriller film starring Charles Bronson as a tough New York detective uncovering a Mafia revenge plot.
- 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 Dust Assassin Target entity description: The Dust Assassin is a science fiction short story by Ian McDonald set in his futuristic India universe, exploring themes of caste, revenge, and biotechnology.
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A.
Kindred of the Dust
Kindred of the Dust is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Raoul Walsh, based on Peter B. Kyne’s novel, and featuring child actor Bruce Guerin among its cast.
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B.
The Freeing of the Dust
The Freeing of the Dust is a poetry collection by Denise Levertov that reflects her mature engagement with political, spiritual, and personal themes in the 1970s.
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C.
The Dust Witch
The Dust Witch is a sinister, blind fortune-teller and agent of dark magic who serves as one of the primary antagonists in Ray Bradbury’s novel "Something Wicked This Way Comes."
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D.
The Melody of Dust
The Melody of Dust is an experimental electronic album by producer Hot Sugar that blends textured, sample-based soundscapes with atmospheric, immersive compositions.
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E.
The Stone Killer
The Stone Killer is a 1973 American crime thriller film starring Charles Bronson as a tough New York detective uncovering a Mafia revenge plot.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.