A Firing Offense
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"A Firing Offense" is a political thriller novel by David Ignatius that delves into the world of journalism, corporate intrigue, and international power struggles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Firing Offense canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11447646 — 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: A Firing Offense Context triple: [David Ignatius, notableWork, A Firing Offense]
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A.
Throwing Fire
"Throwing Fire" is a historical study by Alfred W. Crosby that examines how the development and use of explosive weapons have shaped human warfare and global history.
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B.
Gunning
Gunning is a small rural town in New South Wales, Australia, known for its historic buildings and pastoral surroundings.
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C.
Gunning
Gunning is a masculine given name historically borne by figures such as American lawyer and politician Gunning Bedford Sr.
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D.
Shots Fired
Shots Fired is an American television drama miniseries that examines race, policing, and justice in the aftermath of racially charged shootings in a small Southern town.
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E.
Breach of the Peace
"Breach of the Peace" is a song featured on the album *Back to Scratch* by Welsh singer-songwriter Charlotte Church.
- 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: A Firing Offense Target entity description: "A Firing Offense" is a political thriller novel by David Ignatius that delves into the world of journalism, corporate intrigue, and international power struggles.
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A.
Throwing Fire
"Throwing Fire" is a historical study by Alfred W. Crosby that examines how the development and use of explosive weapons have shaped human warfare and global history.
-
B.
Gunning
Gunning is a small rural town in New South Wales, Australia, known for its historic buildings and pastoral surroundings.
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C.
Gunning
Gunning is a masculine given name historically borne by figures such as American lawyer and politician Gunning Bedford Sr.
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D.
Shots Fired
Shots Fired is an American television drama miniseries that examines race, policing, and justice in the aftermath of racially charged shootings in a small Southern town.
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E.
Breach of the Peace
"Breach of the Peace" is a song featured on the album *Back to Scratch* by Welsh singer-songwriter Charlotte Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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political thriller novel ⓘ thriller novel ⓘ |
| author | David Ignatius ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | David Ignatius ⓘ |
| genre |
political thriller
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thriller ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
readers interested in media and politics
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readers of political thrillers ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | reputation of David Ignatius as a political thriller writer ⓘ |
| hasSetting | news media industry ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corporate power
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corruption ⓘ journalistic integrity ⓘ media ethics ⓘ political influence ⓘ |
| isFictional | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
corporate intrigue
ⓘ
international power struggles ⓘ journalism ⓘ |
| mediaType |
book
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print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of modern journalism
ⓘ
exploration of corporate and political power dynamics ⓘ |
| partOf | David Ignatius bibliography ⓘ |
| publisher | W. W. Norton & Company ⓘ |
| workExampleOf | contemporary American political thriller ⓘ |
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Subject: A Firing Offense Description of subject: "A Firing Offense" is a political thriller novel by David Ignatius that delves into the world of journalism, corporate intrigue, and international power struggles.
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