Triple
T3593588
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sears Canada |
E76082
|
entity |
| Predicate | competitor |
P1375
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Walmart Canada
Walmart Canada is the Canadian subsidiary of Walmart, operating a nationwide chain of discount department stores and supercentres offering a wide range of low-priced merchandise and groceries.
|
E189293
|
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: Walmart Canada | Statement: [Sears Canada, competitor, Walmart Canada]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walmart Canada Context triple: [Sears Canada, competitor, Walmart Canada]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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D.
Sobeys
Sobeys is one of Canada’s largest supermarket chains, operating grocery stores and related retail banners across the country.
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E.
Walmart Inc.
Walmart Inc. is a multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores and is one of the world’s largest companies by revenue.
- 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: Walmart Canada Triple: [Sears Canada, competitor, Walmart Canada]
Generated description
Walmart Canada is the Canadian subsidiary of Walmart, operating a nationwide chain of discount department stores and supercentres offering a wide range of low-priced merchandise and groceries.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walmart Canada Target entity description: Walmart Canada is the Canadian subsidiary of Walmart, operating a nationwide chain of discount department stores and supercentres offering a wide range of low-priced merchandise and groceries.
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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.
Sobeys
Sobeys is one of Canada’s largest supermarket chains, operating grocery stores and related retail banners across the country.
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E.
Walmart Inc.
chosen
Walmart Inc. is a multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores and is one of the world’s largest companies by revenue.
- 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_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. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b406dccca481909d03305229ce8c23 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:45 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b408744dcc819081308b7182a40c88 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:52 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:22 p.m.