Triple
T16337701
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Steven McDonald |
E396717
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entity |
| Predicate | spouse |
P13
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Patricia Ann Norris McDonald
Patricia Ann Norris McDonald is best known as the wife of New York City police officer Steven McDonald, who became a prominent advocate for forgiveness after being paralyzed in the line of duty.
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E1207797
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NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Patricia Ann Norris McDonald | Statement: [Steven McDonald, spouse, Patricia Ann Norris McDonald]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Patricia Ann Norris McDonald Context triple: [Steven McDonald, spouse, Patricia Ann Norris McDonald]
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A.
Patricia McCallum
Patricia McCallum is best known as the wife of English actor Michael York.
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B.
Sherry Nelson
Sherry Nelson is known as the former spouse of Academy Award–winning American actor Rod Steiger.
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C.
Patsy Lynn Schulenberg
Patsy Lynn Schulenberg was the wife of American character actor Keenan Wynn.
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D.
Melvinia McDonald
Melvinia McDonald is a musician known for being a member of Paul McCartney and Wings, the post-Beatles rock band led by Paul McCartney.
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E.
Mary Virginia "Mimi" McCarthy Bliley
Mary Virginia "Mimi" McCarthy Bliley is the wife of former U.S. Congressman and Richmond mayor Thomas J. Bliley Jr.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Patricia Ann Norris McDonald Triple: [Steven McDonald, spouse, Patricia Ann Norris McDonald]
Generated description
Patricia Ann Norris McDonald is best known as the wife of New York City police officer Steven McDonald, who became a prominent advocate for forgiveness after being paralyzed in the line of duty.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Patricia Ann Norris McDonald Target entity description: Patricia Ann Norris McDonald is best known as the wife of New York City police officer Steven McDonald, who became a prominent advocate for forgiveness after being paralyzed in the line of duty.
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A.
Patricia McCallum
Patricia McCallum is best known as the wife of English actor Michael York.
-
B.
Sherry Nelson
Sherry Nelson is known as the former spouse of Academy Award–winning American actor Rod Steiger.
-
C.
Patsy Lynn Schulenberg
Patsy Lynn Schulenberg was the wife of American character actor Keenan Wynn.
-
D.
Melvinia McDonald
Melvinia McDonald is a musician known for being a member of Paul McCartney and Wings, the post-Beatles rock band led by Paul McCartney.
-
E.
Mary Virginia "Mimi" McCarthy Bliley
Mary Virginia "Mimi" McCarthy Bliley is the wife of former U.S. Congressman and Richmond mayor Thomas J. Bliley Jr.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d87f26864c819088365ca381a003c2 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e2c4e6338081908aa03ee3dcbe5f70 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 11:40 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0026193a3c81909c640426ab798c1c |
completed | May 10, 2026, 6:30 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0029e310d481909db381ad98eda654 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 6:46 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a002a3c898c8190a34e01b5827a7e95 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 6:48 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:07 a.m.