Dead Air
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Dead Air is a contemporary novel by Scottish author Iain M. Banks that follows a provocative radio shock jock whose life unravels amid political turmoil and personal scandal in early-2000s London.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dead Air canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15039783 — 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: Dead Air Context triple: [Iain M. Banks, notableWork, Dead Air]
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A.
Dead Sound
Dead Sound is a musical act known for its work with musician Bill Schneider.
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B.
Empty Sky
"Empty Sky" is a song by Bruce Springsteen featured on his 2002 album *The Rising*, reflecting on the emotional aftermath of the September 11 attacks.
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C.
Thin Air
"Thin Air" is a track by the electronic music duo Binaural, known for its atmospheric, immersive sound design.
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D.
The Hollow Places
The Hollow Places is a contemporary horror novel by T. Kingfisher that blends cosmic dread, dark humor, and portal fantasy as a woman discovers a terrifying alternate world hidden behind a wall in her uncle’s museum.
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E.
Breath
"Breath" is a short, minimalist stage piece by Samuel Beckett, known for its wordless depiction of existence through a brief cry, a single inhalation and exhalation, and shifting light on a heap of rubbish.
- 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: Dead Air Target entity description: Dead Air is a contemporary novel by Scottish author Iain M. Banks that follows a provocative radio shock jock whose life unravels amid political turmoil and personal scandal in early-2000s London.
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A.
Dead Sound
Dead Sound is a musical act known for its work with musician Bill Schneider.
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B.
Empty Sky
"Empty Sky" is a song by Bruce Springsteen featured on his 2002 album *The Rising*, reflecting on the emotional aftermath of the September 11 attacks.
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C.
Thin Air
"Thin Air" is a track by the electronic music duo Binaural, known for its atmospheric, immersive sound design.
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D.
Stop Breathing
"Stop Breathing" is a hard-hitting, punk-influenced trap song by Playboi Carti known for its aggressive delivery, distorted production, and mosh-pit energy.
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E.
The Hollow Places
The Hollow Places is a contemporary horror novel by T. Kingfisher that blends cosmic dread, dark humor, and portal fantasy as a woman discovers a terrifying alternate world hidden behind a wall in her uncle’s museum.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.