Triple
T20167016
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thomas G. Stemberg |
E491847
|
entity |
| Predicate | spouse |
P13
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Maureen Sullivan
Maureen Sullivan is known as the wife of the late Thomas G. Stemberg, the co-founder and longtime CEO of office-supplies retail giant Staples Inc.
|
E1461161
|
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: Maureen Sullivan | Statement: [Thomas G. Stemberg, spouse, Maureen Sullivan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maureen Sullivan Context triple: [Thomas G. Stemberg, spouse, Maureen Sullivan]
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A.
Maureen Sweeney
Maureen Sweeney is an Irish woman best known for her crucial World War II weather observations that influenced the timing of the D-Day landings.
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B.
Patricia Sweeney
Patricia Sweeney is known as the wife of English actor and screenwriter Colin Welland.
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C.
Eileen Conn
Eileen Conn is an American television writer and producer known for her work on various sitcoms and for being married to comedian and actor Larry Miller.
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D.
Maureen Starkey
Maureen Starkey was the first wife of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and a notable figure in the 1960s British music scene.
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E.
Marylouise Burke
Marylouise Burke is an American character actress known for her work in film, television, and on Broadway, often portraying quirky, comedic supporting roles.
- 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: Maureen Sullivan Triple: [Thomas G. Stemberg, spouse, Maureen Sullivan]
Generated description
Maureen Sullivan is known as the wife of the late Thomas G. Stemberg, the co-founder and longtime CEO of office-supplies retail giant Staples Inc.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maureen Sullivan Target entity description: Maureen Sullivan is known as the wife of the late Thomas G. Stemberg, the co-founder and longtime CEO of office-supplies retail giant Staples Inc.
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A.
Maureen Sweeney
Maureen Sweeney is an Irish woman best known for her crucial World War II weather observations that influenced the timing of the D-Day landings.
-
B.
Patricia Sweeney
Patricia Sweeney is known as the wife of English actor and screenwriter Colin Welland.
-
C.
Eileen Conn
Eileen Conn is an American television writer and producer known for her work on various sitcoms and for being married to comedian and actor Larry Miller.
-
D.
Maureen Starkey
Maureen Starkey was the first wife of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and a notable figure in the 1960s British music scene.
-
E.
Marylouise Burke
Marylouise Burke is an American character actress known for her work in film, television, and on Broadway, often portraying quirky, comedic supporting roles.
- 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_69da6266c6888190bc1a3ecf24814d34 |
completed | April 11, 2026, 3:01 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e66844e49081909b7e9ec2b65cc61d |
completed | April 20, 2026, 5:54 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a092f9e7f188190b2a87c40d8fe55dc |
completed | May 17, 2026, 3:01 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a09315ef2288190ae63098b44b2c403 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 3:09 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0931c67cfc8190a44e6de85764bbb2 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 3:11 a.m. |
Created at: April 11, 2026, 11:35 p.m.