Triple
T20336283
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cascade Investment |
E492619
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableHoldingIn |
P3488
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Republic Services
Republic Services is a major American waste management and recycling company that provides collection, disposal, and environmental services across the United States.
|
E1425840
|
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: Republic Services | Statement: [Cascade Investment, notableHoldingIn, Republic Services]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Republic Services Context triple: [Cascade Investment, notableHoldingIn, Republic Services]
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A.
YRC Worldwide
YRC Worldwide is a large American less-than-truckload (LTL) freight transportation and logistics company headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas.
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B.
United Parcel Service (UPS)
United Parcel Service (UPS) is a global package delivery and supply chain management company known for its extensive logistics network and brown delivery trucks.
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C.
The Postal Service
The Postal Service is an American indie pop/electronic music project best known for its 2003 album "Give Up" and its collaboration between Ben Gibbard and producer Jimmy Tamborello.
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D.
MTS Express
MTS Express is a faster, limited-stop bus service operated as part of the MTS Bus public transit system.
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E.
Courier Corporation
Courier Corporation is an American publishing company best known for owning Dover Publications and specializing in reprints and specialty print products.
- 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: Republic Services Triple: [Cascade Investment, notableHoldingIn, Republic Services]
Generated description
Republic Services is a major American waste management and recycling company that provides collection, disposal, and environmental services across the United States.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Republic Services Target entity description: Republic Services is a major American waste management and recycling company that provides collection, disposal, and environmental services across the United States.
-
A.
YRC Worldwide
YRC Worldwide is a large American less-than-truckload (LTL) freight transportation and logistics company headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas.
-
B.
United Parcel Service (UPS)
United Parcel Service (UPS) is a global package delivery and supply chain management company known for its extensive logistics network and brown delivery trucks.
-
C.
The Postal Service
The Postal Service is an American indie pop/electronic music project best known for its 2003 album "Give Up" and its collaboration between Ben Gibbard and producer Jimmy Tamborello.
-
D.
MTS Express
MTS Express is a faster, limited-stop bus service operated as part of the MTS Bus public transit system.
-
E.
Courier Corporation
Courier Corporation is an American publishing company best known for owning Dover Publications and specializing in reprints and specialty print products.
- 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_69e0b4a1a09881908d97270d6971a25a |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e677eb4d5881908ea5ec5a1dd7eafa |
completed | April 20, 2026, 7 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0869587df48190996936ccf1b87f1c |
completed | May 16, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a086af1f6e08190bcf1adfb619d77b2 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 1:02 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a086b7abb3081909087c965ca8a6793 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:23 a.m.