Triple
T3593555
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sears Canada |
E76082
|
entity |
| Predicate | formerName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Simpsons-Sears Limited |
E76082
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Simpsons-Sears Limited | Statement: [Sears Canada, formerName, Simpsons-Sears Limited]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Simpsons-Sears Limited Context triple: [Sears Canada, formerName, Simpsons-Sears Limited]
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A.
Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Sears, Roebuck & Co. was a major American retail company and mail-order catalog pioneer that became one of the largest and most influential department store chains in the United States.
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B.
Sears Holdings Corporation
Sears Holdings Corporation was an American retail holding company formed in 2005 that became the parent of Sears and Kmart before ultimately declining into bankruptcy.
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C.
Sears Canada
chosen
Sears Canada was a major Canadian department store chain that operated retail stores, catalog, and online shopping until its closure in 2018.
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D.
Sears Grand
Sears Grand was a big-box retail store format developed by Sears, Roebuck & Co. that combined traditional department store merchandise with a broader selection of general goods in a single large-format location.
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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.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ad85d8042081908af94a04c410dec0 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adc15bbbcc81908d6cf95f8e70c6ca |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:35 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b4030fab188190b8de1a4b4d625f00 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:29 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:22 p.m.