Triple
T3071590
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Loblaws |
E64035
|
entity |
| Predicate | competitor |
P1375
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sobeys
Sobeys is one of Canada’s largest supermarket chains, operating grocery stores and related retail banners across the country.
|
E329231
|
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: Sobeys | Statement: [Loblaws, competitor, Sobeys]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sobeys Context triple: [Loblaws, competitor, Sobeys]
-
A.
Loblaws supermarket
Loblaws supermarket is a major Canadian grocery store chain known for its large-format supermarkets and wide selection of food and household products.
-
B.
Sears Canada
Sears Canada was a major Canadian department store chain that operated retail stores, catalog, and online shopping until its closure in 2018.
-
C.
Canadian Tire
Canadian Tire is a major Canadian retail company best known for its nationwide chain of automotive, hardware, sports, leisure, and home goods stores.
-
D.
Kroger
Kroger is one of the largest supermarket and retail grocery chains in the United States, operating thousands of stores under various banners nationwide.
-
E.
Carrefour
Carrefour is a major French multinational retail corporation and one of the world’s largest hypermarket chains.
- 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: Sobeys Triple: [Loblaws, competitor, Sobeys]
Generated description
Sobeys is one of Canada’s largest supermarket chains, operating grocery stores and related retail banners across the country.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sobeys Target entity description: Sobeys is one of Canada’s largest supermarket chains, operating grocery stores and related retail banners across the country.
-
A.
Loblaws supermarket
Loblaws supermarket is a major Canadian grocery store chain known for its large-format supermarkets and wide selection of food and household products.
-
B.
Sears Canada
Sears Canada was a major Canadian department store chain that operated retail stores, catalog, and online shopping until its closure in 2018.
-
C.
Canadian Tire
Canadian Tire is a major Canadian retail company best known for its nationwide chain of automotive, hardware, sports, leisure, and home goods stores.
-
D.
Kroger
Kroger is one of the largest supermarket and retail grocery chains in the United States, operating thousands of stores under various banners nationwide.
-
E.
Carrefour
Carrefour is a major French multinational retail corporation and one of the world’s largest hypermarket chains.
- 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_69ad857a8aec8190bfdfd9c14554ac5a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ada14c8bd881909cf1bb2649ba36db |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:18 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b20f49ed80819087226b3eaf81965b |
completed | March 12, 2026, 12:56 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b210b42c38819089394ab671adc106 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 1:02 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b2110610508190be80a7f2b15e36b6 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 1:04 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:02 p.m.