Triple
T20176653
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Harlon Block |
E492117
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entity |
| Predicate | fullName |
P16
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FINISHED |
| Object | Harlon Henry Block |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Harlon Henry Block | Statement: [Harlon Block, fullName, Harlon Henry Block]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harlon Henry Block Context triple: [Harlon Block, fullName, Harlon Henry Block]
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A.
Harlon Block
chosen
Harlon Block was a United States Marine and one of the flag raisers at Iwo Jima during World War II, later depicted in the book and film "Flags of Our Fathers."
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B.
Ed Block
Ed Block was a longtime athletic trainer for the Baltimore Colts and a humanitarian whose work with abused and neglected children inspired the creation of the Ed Block Courage Award.
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C.
William Block
William Block is a medical professional and academic commonly referred to as Dr. William Block.
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D.
Melvin Hicks
Melvin Hicks is the employee whose discrimination claim led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case St. Mary’s Honor Center v. Hicks, which clarified the burden-shifting framework in employment discrimination law.
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E.
David Blocker
David Blocker is an American film producer known for his work on both independent and studio films, including the Emmy-winning TV movie "Don King: Only in America."
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69e668eb50a48190af7de53680ca2f5d |
completed | April 20, 2026, 5:56 p.m. |
Created at: April 11, 2026, 11:36 p.m.