Triple
T2993791
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Pan Am Railways |
E81017
|
entity |
| Predicate | acquiredBrandFrom |
P1501
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Pan American World Airways |
E95927
|
NE FINISHED |
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: Pan American World Airways | Statement: [Pan Am Railways, acquiredBrandFrom, Pan American World Airways]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pan American World Airways Context triple: [Pan Am Railways, acquiredBrandFrom, Pan American World Airways]
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A.
Pan American World Airways
chosen
Pan American World Airways was a pioneering and iconic American international airline that helped popularize long-haul jet travel in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Union Airways
Union Airways was an early South African airline that later became part of the national carrier, South African Airways.
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C.
Trans World Airlines
Trans World Airlines was a major American international airline that operated from 1930 to 2001, known for its extensive global route network and iconic presence in U.S. commercial aviation.
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D.
Boeing Air Transport
Boeing Air Transport was an early American airline and a predecessor of United Airlines that operated mail and passenger services in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
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E.
Eastern Air Lines
Eastern Air Lines was a major U.S. airline that operated from the 1920s to the early 1990s, serving as one of the country’s largest and most influential carriers, particularly on East Coast and Latin American routes.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: acquiredBrandFrom Context triple: [Pan Am Railways, acquiredBrandFrom, Pan American World Airways]
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A.
formerBrand
chosen
Indicates that an entity was previously used or recognized as a brand for another entity but is no longer its current brand.
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B.
acquiredFor
Indicates that one entity obtained or purchased another entity specifically for the benefit, use, or purpose of a third entity.
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C.
usedBrand
Indicates that an entity has utilized, applied, or operated a particular brand in some context.
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D.
parentBrand
Indicates that one brand is the overarching or owning brand from which another brand is derived or subordinated.
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E.
distributedBrand
Indicates that one entity serves as a distributor or reseller for the brand of another entity.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69ad8b187fc8819085914d3c9ea3142d |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ad99e291e0819089f81c0a7d7a6cd9 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:46 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b2033e50988190a99bca343923b099 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 12:05 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69ad961403108190bbecb8d3608fd4e0 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:30 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 2:59 p.m.