Triple

T2926764
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Bloomingdale's E78862 entity
Predicate formerParentCompany P5815 FINISHED
Object Federated Department Stores
Federated Department Stores was a major American retail holding company that operated numerous regional and national department store chains before rebranding as Macy’s, Inc.
E311065 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: Federated Department Stores | Statement: [Bloomingdale's, formerParentCompany, Federated Department Stores]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federated Department Stores
Context triple: [Bloomingdale's, formerParentCompany, Federated Department Stores]
  • A. Empire Stores
    Empire Stores is a historic waterfront warehouse complex in Brooklyn’s DUMBO neighborhood that has been redeveloped into a mixed-use hub of offices, shops, dining, and public space overlooking the East River.
  • B. Passage department store
    Passage department store is a historic and elegant shopping arcade in Saint Petersburg, Russia, renowned for its 19th-century architecture and upscale boutiques.
  • C. Eaton’s department store chain
    Eaton’s department store chain was a once-dominant Canadian retail empire founded in the 19th century, known for its flagship stores, catalogues, and major influence on Canadian shopping culture.
  • D. Liberty department store
    Liberty department store is a famous London luxury retailer known for its distinctive mock-Tudor building and eclectic range of fashion, beauty, homeware, and iconic printed fabrics.
  • E. Target Corporation
    Target Corporation is a major American big-box retail chain known for its broad selection of affordable, stylish merchandise and nationwide presence.
  • 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: Federated Department Stores
Triple: [Bloomingdale's, formerParentCompany, Federated Department Stores]
Generated description
Federated Department Stores was a major American retail holding company that operated numerous regional and national department store chains before rebranding as Macy’s, Inc.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federated Department Stores
Target entity description: Federated Department Stores was a major American retail holding company that operated numerous regional and national department store chains before rebranding as Macy’s, Inc.
  • A. Empire Stores
    Empire Stores is a historic waterfront warehouse complex in Brooklyn’s DUMBO neighborhood that has been redeveloped into a mixed-use hub of offices, shops, dining, and public space overlooking the East River.
  • B. Passage department store
    Passage department store is a historic and elegant shopping arcade in Saint Petersburg, Russia, renowned for its 19th-century architecture and upscale boutiques.
  • C. Eaton’s department store chain
    Eaton’s department store chain was a once-dominant Canadian retail empire founded in the 19th century, known for its flagship stores, catalogues, and major influence on Canadian shopping culture.
  • D. Liberty department store
    Liberty department store is a famous London luxury retailer known for its distinctive mock-Tudor building and eclectic range of fashion, beauty, homeware, and iconic printed fabrics.
  • E. Target Corporation
    Target Corporation is a major American big-box retail chain known for its broad selection of affordable, stylish merchandise and nationwide presence.
  • 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_69ad8b0d40b481908bc2a5fa2e73c3fb completed March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ad97c1e9c08190bcec80bc3262697a completed March 8, 2026, 3:37 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b08668a204819082b13e6ce62d5728 completed March 10, 2026, 9 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b0d18f7928819098fba6a23dd40230 completed March 11, 2026, 2:21 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b0d221ec2481909c9d42f1c0d86b9b completed March 11, 2026, 2:23 a.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 2:55 p.m.