Triple
T23535115
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Overland Trail |
E576678
|
entity |
| Predicate | usedBy |
P260
|
FINISHED |
| Object | U.S. Army couriers |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: U.S. Army couriers | Statement: [Overland Trail, usedBy, U.S. Army couriers]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: U.S. Army couriers Context triple: [Overland Trail, usedBy, U.S. Army couriers]
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A.
Defense Courier Service
The Defense Courier Service is a United States Department of Defense organization responsible for the secure, worldwide transport of highly classified and sensitive materials.
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B.
Pony Express
The Pony Express was a short-lived but legendary 19th-century American mail service that used relays of horseback riders to rapidly carry messages across the western United States.
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C.
The U.S. Army Herald Trumpets
The U.S. Army Herald Trumpets is a premier ceremonial brass ensemble of the U.S. Army renowned for performing fanfares at high-profile state and military events in the nation’s capital.
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D.
Star Courier
Star Courier is a local newspaper serving the community of Kewanee, Illinois with news, sports, and community coverage.
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E.
U.S. Army voltigeurs
The U.S. Army voltigeurs were a specialized light infantry regiment formed for the Mexican–American War, noted for their prominent role in storming the fortress of Chapultepec in 1847.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: U.S. Army couriers Target entity description: U.S. Army couriers were military messengers responsible for rapidly transporting official dispatches, orders, and intelligence between Army outposts and command centers, often across remote or hostile terrain.
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A.
Defense Courier Service
The Defense Courier Service is a United States Department of Defense organization responsible for the secure, worldwide transport of highly classified and sensitive materials.
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B.
Pony Express
The Pony Express was a short-lived but legendary 19th-century American mail service that used relays of horseback riders to rapidly carry messages across the western United States.
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C.
The U.S. Army Herald Trumpets
The U.S. Army Herald Trumpets is a premier ceremonial brass ensemble of the U.S. Army renowned for performing fanfares at high-profile state and military events in the nation’s capital.
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D.
Star Courier
Star Courier is a local newspaper serving the community of Kewanee, Illinois with news, sports, and community coverage.
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E.
U.S. Army voltigeurs
The U.S. Army voltigeurs were a specialized light infantry regiment formed for the Mexican–American War, noted for their prominent role in storming the fortress of Chapultepec in 1847.
- F. None of above. chosen
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_69e245f5a8848190a2ba42e271c6c31f |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f1ae164f348190a6bde1a0dfc66389 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 7:07 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 6:10 p.m.