The Civil Wars
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The Civil Wars were an American folk and Americana duo known for their haunting harmonies, intimate songwriting, and critically acclaimed collaborations before their breakup in 2014.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Civil Wars canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4867831 — 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 Civil Wars Context triple: [Dance Me to the End of Love, hasNotableCoverVersionBy, The Civil Wars]
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A.
Guerra del Asiento
Guerra del Asiento es el nombre en español de la Guerra del Asiento o Guerra de la Oreja de Jenkins, un conflicto del siglo XVIII entre Gran Bretaña y España principalmente por disputas comerciales y coloniales en el Caribe y América.
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B.
Sullan civil war
The Sullan civil war was a conflict in the late Roman Republic in the 80s BC, in which Lucius Cornelius Sulla fought his political and military rivals to seize control of Rome and reshape its constitutional order.
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C.
Civil Wars
"Civil Wars" is an early-1990s American legal drama television series centered on divorce lawyers in New York City.
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D.
War of Wear and Tear
War of Wear and Tear is an alternative name for a war of attrition, a prolonged conflict in which each side aims to gradually exhaust the enemy’s personnel, resources, and morale rather than achieve swift, decisive victories.
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E.
Making War
"Making War" is a book by former U.S. Navy Secretary John F. Lehman that analyzes American military strategy and defense policy, particularly in the context of naval power and Cold War-era security challenges.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: The Civil Wars Target entity description: The Civil Wars were an American folk and Americana duo known for their haunting harmonies, intimate songwriting, and critically acclaimed collaborations before their breakup in 2014.
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A.
Guerra del Asiento
Guerra del Asiento es el nombre en español de la Guerra del Asiento o Guerra de la Oreja de Jenkins, un conflicto del siglo XVIII entre Gran Bretaña y España principalmente por disputas comerciales y coloniales en el Caribe y América.
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B.
Sullan civil war
The Sullan civil war was a conflict in the late Roman Republic in the 80s BC, in which Lucius Cornelius Sulla fought his political and military rivals to seize control of Rome and reshape its constitutional order.
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C.
Civil Wars
"Civil Wars" is an early-1990s American legal drama television series centered on divorce lawyers in New York City.
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D.
War of Wear and Tear
War of Wear and Tear is an alternative name for a war of attrition, a prolonged conflict in which each side aims to gradually exhaust the enemy’s personnel, resources, and morale rather than achieve swift, decisive victories.
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E.
Making War
"Making War" is a book by former U.S. Navy Secretary John F. Lehman that analyzes American military strategy and defense policy, particularly in the context of naval power and Cold War-era security challenges.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American folk music group
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Americana music group ⓘ musical duo ⓘ song ⓘ studio album ⓘ studio album ⓘ |
| activeYearsStartYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance
NERFINISHED
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Grammy Award for Best Folk Album NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfEnd | internal discord ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| debutAlbum | Barton Hollow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 2014 ⓘ |
| featuredArtist | The Civil Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredIn | The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Americana
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alternative country ⓘ folk ⓘ indie folk ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
haunting harmonies
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intimate songwriting ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation | Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| member |
John Paul White
NERFINISHED
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Joy Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCollaboration | Taylor Swift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bare Bones EP
NERFINISHED
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Barton Hollow NERFINISHED ⓘ Between the Bars (EP) NERFINISHED ⓘ Live at Eddie’s Attic NERFINISHED ⓘ Poison & Wine NERFINISHED ⓘ Safe & Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ The Civil Wars (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | http://www.thecivilwars.com/ ⓘ |
| performer |
Taylor Swift
NERFINISHED
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The Civil Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
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Sensibility Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2011-02-01 ⓘ |
| secondStudioAlbum | The Civil Wars (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 2008 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Civil Wars Description of subject: The Civil Wars were an American folk and Americana duo known for their haunting harmonies, intimate songwriting, and critically acclaimed collaborations before their breakup in 2014.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.