The Increment
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The Increment is a geopolitical thriller novel by David Ignatius that follows covert operations surrounding Iran’s nuclear program and the secretive British special forces unit known as "The Increment."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Increment canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11447628 — 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 Increment Context triple: [David Ignatius, notableWork, The Increment]
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A.
The Inevitable
The Inevitable is an English rendering of the name of Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the certainty of the Day of Resurrection and the final sorting of humanity into different groups.
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B.
The Rise
"The Rise" is a song featured on the album "Back to Scratch" by Welsh singer-songwriter Charlotte Church.
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C.
The Overwhelming
The Overwhelming is an English rendering of the Arabic term "Al-Ghashiyah," referring to the all-encompassing event of the Day of Judgment described in the Qur'anic chapter Surah Al-Ghashiyah.
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D.
The Rise & Fall
The Rise & Fall is a 1982 studio album by the British ska/pop band Madness, often regarded as one of their most ambitious and critically acclaimed works.
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E.
The Something
The Something is an upcoming animated space adventure film co-written and directed by Rodney Rothman.
- 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 Increment Target entity description: The Increment is a geopolitical thriller novel by David Ignatius that follows covert operations surrounding Iran’s nuclear program and the secretive British special forces unit known as "The Increment."
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A.
The Inevitable
The Inevitable is an English rendering of the name of Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the certainty of the Day of Resurrection and the final sorting of humanity into different groups.
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B.
The Rise
"The Rise" is a song featured on the album "Back to Scratch" by Welsh singer-songwriter Charlotte Church.
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C.
The Overwhelming
The Overwhelming is an English rendering of the Arabic term "Al-Ghashiyah," referring to the all-encompassing event of the Day of Judgment described in the Qur'anic chapter Surah Al-Ghashiyah.
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D.
The Rise & Fall
The Rise & Fall is a 1982 studio album by the British ska/pop band Madness, often regarded as one of their most ambitious and critically acclaimed works.
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E.
The Something
The Something is an upcoming animated space adventure film co-written and directed by Rodney Rothman.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geopolitical thriller
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novel ⓘ thriller novel ⓘ |
| author | David Ignatius ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| featuresFictionalOrganization | The Increment ⓘ |
| featuresOrganizationType | British special forces unit ⓘ |
| genre |
political fiction
ⓘ
spy fiction ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasAuthorEmployer |
The Washington Post
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linked to:
Washington Post
|
| hasAuthorOccupation |
columnist
ⓘ
journalist ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryTheme |
morality of covert action
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nuclear proliferation ⓘ political decision-making ⓘ trust and betrayal in intelligence work ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Iranian nuclear program
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linked to:
Iran nuclear program
covert operations ⓘ intelligence agencies ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
clandestine operations against Iran
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cooperation between US and UK intelligence ⓘ use of human intelligence ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2009 ⓘ |
| publisher | W. W. Norton & Company ⓘ |
| setting |
Iran
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Middle East ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Increment Description of subject: The Increment is a geopolitical thriller novel by David Ignatius that follows covert operations surrounding Iran’s nuclear program and the secretive British special forces unit known as "The Increment."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.