Sally Quinn
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Sally Quinn is an American journalist, author, and longtime Washington Post writer known for her coverage of Washington society and politics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sally Quinn canonical | 9 |
| Sally Quinn as Washington hostess | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1582679 — 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: Sally Quinn Context triple: [Ben Bradlee, spouse, Sally Quinn]
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A.
Maureen Dowd
Maureen Dowd is an American columnist and author best known for her sharp, often satirical political commentary in The New York Times.
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B.
Diane Sawyer
Diane Sawyer is an American television journalist best known for anchoring ABC News programs such as "ABC World News" and "Good Morning America."
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C.
Janet Hill
Janet Hill is known as the former wife of Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.
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D.
Peggy Noonan
Peggy Noonan is an American political columnist, author, and former speechwriter best known for her work with President Ronald Reagan and her influential commentary in The Wall Street Journal.
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E.
Katie Couric
Katie Couric is an American journalist and television personality best known for anchoring major network news programs such as NBC's Today and the CBS Evening News.
- 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: Sally Quinn Target entity description: Sally Quinn is an American journalist, author, and longtime Washington Post writer known for her coverage of Washington society and politics.
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A.
Maureen Dowd
Maureen Dowd is an American columnist and author best known for her sharp, often satirical political commentary in The New York Times.
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B.
Diane Sawyer
Diane Sawyer is an American television journalist best known for anchoring ABC News programs such as "ABC World News" and "Good Morning America."
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C.
Janet Hill
Janet Hill is known as the former wife of Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.
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D.
Peggy Noonan
Peggy Noonan is an American political columnist, author, and former speechwriter best known for her work with President Ronald Reagan and her influential commentary in The Wall Street Journal.
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E.
Katie Couric
Katie Couric is an American journalist and television personality best known for anchoring major network news programs such as NBC's Today and the CBS Evening News.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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columnist ⓘ human ⓘ journalist ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1941-01-07 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Smith College ⓘ |
| employer |
CBS News
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The Washington Post ⓘ
linked to:
Washington Post
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| familyName | Quinn ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
political journalism
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religion and spirituality ⓘ society journalism ⓘ |
| genre |
Washington society reporting
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journalism ⓘ memoir ⓘ religion writing ⓘ |
| givenName | Sally ⓘ |
| hasChild | Quinn Bradlee ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Washington, D.C. social scene ⓘ |
| name | Sally Quinn ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
coverage of U.S. politics
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coverage of Washington, D.C. society ⓘ founding the Washington Post website On Faith ⓘ writing about power and social life in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| notableWork |
"Finding Magic: A Spiritual Memoir"
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"Regrets Only" ⓘ "The Party: A Guide to Adventurous Entertaining" ⓘ Style section columns in The Washington Post ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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journalist ⓘ newspaper columnist ⓘ |
| partnerOf | Ben Bradlee ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Savannah, Georgia, United States
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linked to:
City of Savannah, Georgia
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| placeOfResidence | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Style section columnist at The Washington Post
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co-moderator of On Faith ⓘ television reporter at CBS News ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Ben Bradlee ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sally Quinn Description of subject: Sally Quinn is an American journalist, author, and longtime Washington Post writer known for her coverage of Washington society and politics.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
"Finding Magic: A Spiritual Memoir"
subject linked to:
"Finding Magic: A Spiritual Memoir"
subject linked to:
"Finding Magic: A Spiritual Memoir"
subject linked to:
"The Party: A Guide to Adventurous Entertaining"
The Party: A Guide to Adventurous Entertaining
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hasPerspectiveOf
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Sally Quinn as Washington hostess
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subject linked to:
"The Party: A Guide to Adventurous Entertaining"
linked to: Sally Quinn
subject linked to:
"Regrets Only"