The Big Four
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The Big Four is an Agatha Christie detective novel featuring Hercule Poirot as he confronts a powerful international criminal organization.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Big Four canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10445199 — 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: The Big Four Context triple: [Hercule Poirot, appearsInWork, The Big Four]
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Big Four
The Big Four was a historic Canadian football league that formed the basis of modern professional Canadian football and eventually evolved into part of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
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Big Four
The Big Four were the four largest British railway companies that dominated rail transport in Great Britain between the 1923 Grouping and nationalisation in 1948.
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The Big Three
The Big Three were a prominent early 1960s Liverpool rock and roll group associated with the Merseybeat scene, known for their powerful live performances.
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Big Four banks (United Kingdom)
The Big Four banks in the United Kingdom are the dominant group of large, long-established high street banking institutions that have historically controlled the majority of the country’s retail and commercial banking market.
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Blackrock
Blackrock is a suburban residential area of Cork city in County Cork, Ireland, known for its riverside location along the River Lee and historic maritime and industrial heritage.
- 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 Big Four Target entity description: The Big Four is an Agatha Christie detective novel featuring Hercule Poirot as he confronts a powerful international criminal organization.
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A.
Big Four
The Big Four was a historic Canadian football league that formed the basis of modern professional Canadian football and eventually evolved into part of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
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B.
Big Four
The Big Four were the four largest British railway companies that dominated rail transport in Great Britain between the 1923 Grouping and nationalisation in 1948.
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C.
The Big Three
The Big Three were a prominent early 1960s Liverpool rock and roll group associated with the Merseybeat scene, known for their powerful live performances.
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D.
Big Four banks (United Kingdom)
The Big Four banks in the United Kingdom are the dominant group of large, long-established high street banking institutions that have historically controlled the majority of the country’s retail and commercial banking market.
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E.
Blackrock
Blackrock is a suburban residential area of Cork city in County Cork, Ireland, known for its riverside location along the River Lee and historic maritime and industrial heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
ⓘ
detective novel ⓘ work of fiction ⓘ |
| adaptation | television adaptation ⓘ |
| author | Agatha Christie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Achille Poirot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Captain Arthur Hastings NERFINISHED ⓘ Hercule Poirot NERFINISHED ⓘ Inspector Japp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization | The Big Four NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Mystery of the Blue Train NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | novel ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeDescription | Hercule Poirot versus a powerful international criminal syndicate ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfParts | 12 ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
espionage
ⓘ
international conspiracy ⓘ mastermind criminality ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Golden Age of Detective Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Hercule Poirot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrator | Captain Arthur Hastings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAntagonistGroupMember |
Li Chang Yen
GENERATED
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Number Four GENERATED ⓘ Number Three GENERATED ⓘ Number Two GENERATED ⓘ |
| originalForm | series of short stories ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium | The Sketch magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotFocus | confrontation with an international criminal organization ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Murder of Roger Ackroyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistNationality | Belgian ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | private detective ⓘ |
| publisher | William Collins, Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Hercule Poirot series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
England
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France NERFINISHED ⓘ various international locations ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptationActorForPoirot | David Suchet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptationOf | Agatha Christie's Poirot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptationYear | 2013 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Big Four Description of subject: The Big Four is an Agatha Christie detective novel featuring Hercule Poirot as he confronts a powerful international criminal organization.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.