Triple
T2979940
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | McLane Company |
E80484
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasDivision |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
McLane Global
McLane Global is a division of McLane Company that specializes in global food distribution, export services, and supply-chain solutions for retail and foodservice customers.
|
E80484
|
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: McLane Global | Statement: [McLane Company, hasDivision, McLane Global]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McLane Global Context triple: [McLane Company, hasDivision, McLane Global]
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A.
McLane Company
McLane Company is a major American supply chain services and wholesale distribution company serving retailers, restaurants, and convenience stores across the United States.
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B.
Mace Group
Mace Group is a global construction and consultancy company known for delivering major complex projects, including high-profile sports stadiums and landmark buildings.
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C.
United Global Services
United Global Services is United Airlines’ invitation-only, highest-level elite status program offering exceptionally personalized service and exclusive travel benefits to its most valuable customers.
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D.
Cox Enterprises
Cox Enterprises is a major U.S. privately held media, communications, and automotive services conglomerate.
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E.
Transamerica Corporation
Transamerica Corporation is a major American financial services company best known for its life insurance, investment, and retirement products and its iconic association with the Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco.
- 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: McLane Global Triple: [McLane Company, hasDivision, McLane Global]
Generated description
McLane Global is a division of McLane Company that specializes in global food distribution, export services, and supply-chain solutions for retail and foodservice customers.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McLane Global Target entity description: McLane Global is a division of McLane Company that specializes in global food distribution, export services, and supply-chain solutions for retail and foodservice customers.
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A.
McLane Company
chosen
McLane Company is a major American supply chain services and wholesale distribution company serving retailers, restaurants, and convenience stores across the United States.
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B.
Mace Group
Mace Group is a global construction and consultancy company known for delivering major complex projects, including high-profile sports stadiums and landmark buildings.
-
C.
United Global Services
United Global Services is United Airlines’ invitation-only, highest-level elite status program offering exceptionally personalized service and exclusive travel benefits to its most valuable customers.
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D.
Cox Enterprises
Cox Enterprises is a major U.S. privately held media, communications, and automotive services conglomerate.
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E.
Transamerica Corporation
Transamerica Corporation is a major American financial services company best known for its life insurance, investment, and retirement products and its iconic association with the Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco.
- F. None of above.
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_69ad8b15f6ac8190be5fd16a33edcb4f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ad999e91788190a2d430dd0600a660 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:45 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b108f27d648190a7a58670fec8b74d |
completed | March 11, 2026, 6:17 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b10bda5d848190af553c5f245b165d |
completed | March 11, 2026, 6:29 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b10c9198288190a3e3ea7112ea4460 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 6:32 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 2:58 p.m.