Triple
T221533
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Merchant Marine Act of 1936 |
E4223
|
entity |
| Predicate | partiallySupersededBy |
P101
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Merchant Marine Act of 1970
The Merchant Marine Act of 1970 is a U.S. federal law that updated and expanded national maritime policy, including shipbuilding and fleet modernization programs, to strengthen the American merchant marine.
|
E28656
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Merchant Marine Act of 1970 | Statement: [Merchant Marine Act of 1936, partiallySupersededBy, Merchant Marine Act of 1970]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merchant Marine Act of 1970 Context triple: [Merchant Marine Act of 1936, partiallySupersededBy, Merchant Marine Act of 1970]
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A.
Merchant Marine Act of 1936
The Merchant Marine Act of 1936 is a U.S. federal law that established policies and programs to develop and maintain a strong American merchant marine for commerce and national defense.
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B.
Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947
The Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 is a U.S. federal law that clarified and limited employers’ liability for compensating workers’ preliminary and postliminary activities under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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C.
Trade Expansion Act of 1962
The Trade Expansion Act of 1962 is a U.S. federal law that significantly broadened presidential authority to negotiate international trade agreements and reduce tariffs, laying groundwork for modern American trade policy institutions.
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D.
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is a landmark U.S. law that reorganized and modernized American foreign aid programs, establishing the framework for economic and military assistance to other countries.
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E.
Federal Aviation Act of 1958
The Federal Aviation Act of 1958 is a landmark U.S. law that overhauled federal regulation of civil aviation and created a centralized authority to ensure the safety and management of the national airspace system.
- 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: Merchant Marine Act of 1970 Triple: [Merchant Marine Act of 1936, partiallySupersededBy, Merchant Marine Act of 1970]
Generated description
The Merchant Marine Act of 1970 is a U.S. federal law that updated and expanded national maritime policy, including shipbuilding and fleet modernization programs, to strengthen the American merchant marine.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merchant Marine Act of 1970 Target entity description: The Merchant Marine Act of 1970 is a U.S. federal law that updated and expanded national maritime policy, including shipbuilding and fleet modernization programs, to strengthen the American merchant marine.
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A.
Merchant Marine Act of 1936
The Merchant Marine Act of 1936 is a U.S. federal law that established policies and programs to develop and maintain a strong American merchant marine for commerce and national defense.
-
B.
Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947
The Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 is a U.S. federal law that clarified and limited employers’ liability for compensating workers’ preliminary and postliminary activities under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
-
C.
Trade Expansion Act of 1962
The Trade Expansion Act of 1962 is a U.S. federal law that significantly broadened presidential authority to negotiate international trade agreements and reduce tariffs, laying groundwork for modern American trade policy institutions.
-
D.
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is a landmark U.S. law that reorganized and modernized American foreign aid programs, establishing the framework for economic and military assistance to other countries.
-
E.
Federal Aviation Act of 1958
The Federal Aviation Act of 1958 is a landmark U.S. law that overhauled federal regulation of civil aviation and created a centralized authority to ensure the safety and management of the national airspace system.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: partiallySupersededBy Context triple: [Merchant Marine Act of 1936, partiallySupersededBy, Merchant Marine Act of 1970]
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A.
wasSupersededBy
chosen
Indicates that one entity has been replaced or made obsolete by another entity that takes over its role or function.
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B.
supersededInPrecisionBy
Indicates that one entity’s level of precision has been replaced or overtaken by another entity’s greater precision.
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C.
partlyDefinedBy
Indicates that one entity’s nature, role, or characteristics are only partially determined or specified by another entity.
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D.
partiallyReauthorizedBy
Indicates that an existing authorization or approval has been renewed or extended only in part by another entity or action, rather than fully reauthorized.
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E.
cededTo
Indicates that control, ownership, or authority over something was formally transferred from one entity to another.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69a2573508588190b522c2476d91acfe |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25efd0df48190b8fef4c422a1265f |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:20 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3527641a081908fbcd0b16fc1c19e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 8:39 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3559bd7808190b5676537827aba91 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 8:52 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a356327bd881909b3e9895a3b81c9e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 8:55 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a25b54d790819093b35bd1a6f00f92 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:04 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:53 a.m.