Triple

T256183
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Battle of Dunkirk E5441 entity
Predicate evacuatedForce P6154 FINISHED
Object British Expeditionary Force
The British Expeditionary Force was the British Army contingent sent to support France and Belgium at the start of World War II, famously withdrawn from mainland Europe during the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation.
E35827 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: British Expeditionary Force | Statement: [Battle of Dunkirk, evacuatedForce, British Expeditionary Force]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British Expeditionary Force
Context triple: [Battle of Dunkirk, evacuatedForce, British Expeditionary Force]
  • A. British Army
    The British Army is the United Kingdom’s principal land warfare force, historically central to its military campaigns and global influence.
  • B. British Commonwealth forces
    British Commonwealth forces were the combined military units from the United Kingdom and its dominions and colonies that fought together under British command during major 20th-century conflicts, especially the World Wars.
  • C. Canadian Expeditionary Force
    The Canadian Expeditionary Force was the field force of Canadian volunteer soldiers raised to fight overseas for the British Empire during the First World War.
  • D. British Armed Forces
    The British Armed Forces are the combined military forces of the United Kingdom, encompassing its army, navy, and air force responsible for national defense and overseas operations.
  • E. British Eighth Army
    The British Eighth Army was a major field army of the British Army in World War II, best known for its pivotal role in the North African campaign, including the victory at El Alamein.
  • 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: British Expeditionary Force
Triple: [Battle of Dunkirk, evacuatedForce, British Expeditionary Force]
Generated description
The British Expeditionary Force was the British Army contingent sent to support France and Belgium at the start of World War II, famously withdrawn from mainland Europe during the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British Expeditionary Force
Target entity description: The British Expeditionary Force was the British Army contingent sent to support France and Belgium at the start of World War II, famously withdrawn from mainland Europe during the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation.
  • A. British Army
    The British Army is the United Kingdom’s principal land warfare force, historically central to its military campaigns and global influence.
  • B. British Commonwealth forces
    British Commonwealth forces were the combined military units from the United Kingdom and its dominions and colonies that fought together under British command during major 20th-century conflicts, especially the World Wars.
  • C. Canadian Expeditionary Force
    The Canadian Expeditionary Force was the field force of Canadian volunteer soldiers raised to fight overseas for the British Empire during the First World War.
  • D. British Armed Forces
    The British Armed Forces are the combined military forces of the United Kingdom, encompassing its army, navy, and air force responsible for national defense and overseas operations.
  • E. British Eighth Army
    The British Eighth Army was a major field army of the British Army in World War II, best known for its pivotal role in the North African campaign, including the victory at El Alamein.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: evacuatedForce
Context triple: [Battle of Dunkirk, evacuatedForce, British Expeditionary Force]
  • A. groundForces
    Indicates that one entity deploys, commands, or involves military forces operating on land in relation to another entity or context.
  • B. typeOfTroops chosen
    Indicates the specific category or kind of military forces involved in or associated with an entity or event.
  • C. militaryOrganization
    Indicates that an entity functions as, or is associated with, a structured armed forces or defense-related organization.
  • D. civilianDisplacement
    Indicates the forced or compelled movement of civilian populations from their homes or usual places of residence, typically due to conflict, violence, or persecution.
  • E. primaryUSForces
    Indicates that the referenced forces constitute the main or principal contingent of United States military forces in a given context or operation.
  • 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_69a2580a64ac8190ad76e34bb0715b5e completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:50 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a25d5669008190978bbd7308be11f7 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:13 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a3914b6cb08190ae5413f46aedc23f completed March 1, 2026, 1:07 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a391b2c8088190bbbdf1f29c13f826 completed March 1, 2026, 1:09 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a39217ae2c819082fef73a105edf7d completed March 1, 2026, 1:10 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a25b694c08819085bb4b256fa7736f completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:05 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:55 a.m.