John W. Sobey
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John W. Sobey was a Canadian entrepreneur best known for establishing the grocery business that grew into the national supermarket chain Sobeys.
All labels observed (1)
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| John W. Sobey canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13062459 — 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: John W. Sobey Context triple: [Sobeys, founder, John W. Sobey]
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A.
Wilfred J. McNeil
Wilfred J. McNeil was an American government official who served in senior defense-related administrative roles, including leadership of the U.S. Munitions Board during the mid-20th century.
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B.
Herbert F. York
Herbert F. York was an American physicist and arms control advocate who became the first director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and a prominent advisor on nuclear policy and disarmament.
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C.
Ralph B. Lloyd
Ralph B. Lloyd was an American oilman and real estate developer whose investments and land holdings played a major role in shaping urban districts in the western United States.
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D.
Ralph E. Ogden
Ralph E. Ogden was an American businessman and arts patron best known for establishing the Storm King Art Center, one of the world’s leading outdoor sculpture parks.
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E.
Frank W. Gibb
Frank W. Gibb was an American architect known for designing prominent public buildings in Arkansas in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 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: John W. Sobey Target entity description: John W. Sobey was a Canadian entrepreneur best known for establishing the grocery business that grew into the national supermarket chain Sobeys.
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A.
Wilfred J. McNeil
Wilfred J. McNeil was an American government official who served in senior defense-related administrative roles, including leadership of the U.S. Munitions Board during the mid-20th century.
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B.
Herbert F. York
Herbert F. York was an American physicist and arms control advocate who became the first director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and a prominent advisor on nuclear policy and disarmament.
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C.
Ralph B. Lloyd
Ralph B. Lloyd was an American oilman and real estate developer whose investments and land holdings played a major role in shaping urban districts in the western United States.
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D.
Ralph E. Ogden
Ralph E. Ogden was an American businessman and arts patron best known for establishing the Storm King Art Center, one of the world’s leading outdoor sculpture parks.
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E.
Frank W. Gibb
Frank W. Gibb was an American architect known for designing prominent public buildings in Arkansas in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.