real-life runner Thomas Valles from McFarland, California
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Thomas Valles is a long-distance runner from McFarland, California, whose high school cross-country achievements and life story were prominently depicted in the film "McFarland, USA."
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22969506 — 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: real-life runner Thomas Valles from McFarland, California Context triple: [Thomas Valles, basedOn, real-life runner Thomas Valles from McFarland, California]
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McFarland, California
McFarland, California is a small agricultural city in Kern County in California’s Central Valley, known for its large Latino community and as the inspiration for the film "McFarland, USA" about its successful high school cross-country team.
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Valinda, California, United States
Valinda is an unincorporated residential community in Los Angeles County, California, situated in the San Gabriel Valley and largely characterized by its suburban neighborhoods.
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Thousand Oaks, California, United States
Thousand Oaks, California, United States is a suburban city in Ventura County known for its affluent residential communities, extensive open space and parkland, and proximity to the greater Los Angeles area.
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Running Springs, California
Running Springs, California is a small mountain community in the San Bernardino Mountains known as a gateway to nearby ski resorts and outdoor recreation areas.
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Spring Valley, California
Spring Valley, California is an unincorporated suburban community in San Diego County known for its residential neighborhoods, schools, and proximity to the city of San Diego.
- 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: real-life runner Thomas Valles from McFarland, California Target entity description: Thomas Valles is a long-distance runner from McFarland, California, whose high school cross-country achievements and life story were prominently depicted in the film "McFarland, USA."
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McFarland, California
McFarland, California is a small agricultural city in Kern County in California’s Central Valley, known for its large Latino community and as the inspiration for the film "McFarland, USA" about its successful high school cross-country team.
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B.
Valinda, California, United States
Valinda is an unincorporated residential community in Los Angeles County, California, situated in the San Gabriel Valley and largely characterized by its suburban neighborhoods.
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C.
Thousand Oaks, California, United States
Thousand Oaks, California, United States is a suburban city in Ventura County known for its affluent residential communities, extensive open space and parkland, and proximity to the greater Los Angeles area.
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D.
Running Springs, California
Running Springs, California is a small mountain community in the San Bernardino Mountains known as a gateway to nearby ski resorts and outdoor recreation areas.
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E.
Spring Valley, California
Spring Valley, California is an unincorporated suburban community in San Diego County known for its residential neighborhoods, schools, and proximity to the city of San Diego.
- F. None of above. chosen
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