There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
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"There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch" is a popular adage expressing the economic principle that it is impossible to get something for nothing, as every benefit has an associated cost.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19582875 — 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: There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch Context triple: [The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, mottoMeaning, There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch]
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A.
The Free Lunch Is Over
The Free Lunch Is Over is a widely cited 2005 essay by Herb Sutter arguing that the end of automatic performance gains from increasing CPU clock speeds would force software developers to embrace concurrency and parallelism.
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B.
Out to Lunch
Out to Lunch is a recurring outdoor summer concert and community gathering series held in Caras Park in Missoula, Montana.
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C.
The Best Things in Life Are Free
"The Best Things in Life Are Free" is a 1992 dance-pop and R&B duet by Janet Jackson and Luther Vandross, recorded for the soundtrack of the film *Mo' Money* and known for its chart success and multiple remixes.
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D.
Freedom Is Not Free
Freedom Is Not Free is a commemorative inscription and phrase honoring the sacrifices made by military service members, prominently featured at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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E.
You’ll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again
"You’ll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again" is a candid, bestselling memoir by Hollywood producer Julia Phillips that exposes the inner workings, scandals, and power dynamics of the film industry in the 1970s and 1980s.
- 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: There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch Target entity description: "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch" is a popular adage expressing the economic principle that it is impossible to get something for nothing, as every benefit has an associated cost.
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A.
The Free Lunch Is Over
The Free Lunch Is Over is a widely cited 2005 essay by Herb Sutter arguing that the end of automatic performance gains from increasing CPU clock speeds would force software developers to embrace concurrency and parallelism.
-
B.
Out to Lunch
Out to Lunch is a recurring outdoor summer concert and community gathering series held in Caras Park in Missoula, Montana.
-
C.
The Best Things in Life Are Free
"The Best Things in Life Are Free" is a 1992 dance-pop and R&B duet by Janet Jackson and Luther Vandross, recorded for the soundtrack of the film *Mo' Money* and known for its chart success and multiple remixes.
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D.
Freedom Is Not Free
Freedom Is Not Free is a commemorative inscription and phrase honoring the sacrifices made by military service members, prominently featured at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
-
E.
You’ll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again
"You’ll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again" is a candid, bestselling memoir by Hollywood producer Julia Phillips that exposes the inner workings, scandals, and power dynamics of the film industry in the 1970s and 1980s.
- F. None of above. chosen
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