The Minus 5
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The Minus 5 is an American rock supergroup led by Scott McCaughey, known for its rotating lineup of indie and alternative rock musicians and its eclectic, collaborative recordings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Minus 5 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12672181 — 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)
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Target entity: The Minus 5 Context triple: [Yep Roc Records, hasArtist, The Minus 5]
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A.
Minus 2
Minus 2 is a musical artist known for contributing a guest appearance on the Nigerian rapper Olamide’s album "YBNL."
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B.
Cold Friday
Cold Friday is a posthumously published autobiographical and reflective work by Whittaker Chambers, expanding on his anti-communist views and personal experiences following his earlier book Witness.
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C.
The Insides
The Insides is a lesser-known rock band featuring guitarist Jason White, who is best known for his work with Green Day.
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D.
Meantime
Meantime is a 1983 British television film directed by Mike Leigh that portrays the bleak lives of a working-class family in Thatcher-era London.
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E.
Meantime
Meantime is Helmet’s influential 1992 heavy metal album known for its precise, riff-driven sound and impact on alternative and post-hardcore music.
- 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 Minus 5 Target entity description: The Minus 5 is an American rock supergroup led by Scott McCaughey, known for its rotating lineup of indie and alternative rock musicians and its eclectic, collaborative recordings.
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A.
Minus 2
Minus 2 is a musical artist known for contributing a guest appearance on the Nigerian rapper Olamide’s album "YBNL."
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B.
Cold Friday
Cold Friday is a posthumously published autobiographical and reflective work by Whittaker Chambers, expanding on his anti-communist views and personal experiences following his earlier book Witness.
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C.
The Insides
The Insides is a lesser-known rock band featuring guitarist Jason White, who is best known for his work with Green Day.
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D.
Meantime
Meantime is Helmet’s influential 1992 heavy metal album known for its precise, riff-driven sound and impact on alternative and post-hardcore music.
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E.
Meantime
Meantime is a 1983 British television film directed by Mike Leigh that portrays the bleak lives of a working-class family in Thatcher-era London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.