Triple
T3725673
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lord & Taylor |
E81741
|
entity |
| Predicate | formerOwner |
P347
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Associated Dry Goods
Associated Dry Goods was a major American department store holding company that owned and operated several prominent retail chains during the 20th century.
|
E381671
|
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: Associated Dry Goods | Statement: [Lord & Taylor, formerOwner, Associated Dry Goods]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Associated Dry Goods Context triple: [Lord & Taylor, formerOwner, Associated Dry Goods]
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A.
Montgomery Ward
Montgomery Ward was a pioneering American mail-order and department store retailer that became one of the largest and most influential retail chains in the United States in the late 19th and 20th centuries.
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B.
General Foods
General Foods was a major American processed food company known for popular consumer brands and extensive radio and television sponsorships in the mid-20th century.
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C.
CLVS
CLVS is the UN/LOCODE identifier for the port city of Valparaíso in Chile’s Valparaíso Region.
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D.
Bath & Body Works
Bath & Body Works is a major American retail chain specializing in scented personal care products, candles, and home fragrances, known for its mall-based stores and seasonal collections.
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E.
Amway
Amway is a global multi-level marketing company that sells health, beauty, and home care products through a network of independent distributors.
- 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: Associated Dry Goods Triple: [Lord & Taylor, formerOwner, Associated Dry Goods]
Generated description
Associated Dry Goods was a major American department store holding company that owned and operated several prominent retail chains during the 20th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Associated Dry Goods Target entity description: Associated Dry Goods was a major American department store holding company that owned and operated several prominent retail chains during the 20th century.
-
A.
Montgomery Ward
Montgomery Ward was a pioneering American mail-order and department store retailer that became one of the largest and most influential retail chains in the United States in the late 19th and 20th centuries.
-
B.
General Foods
General Foods was a major American processed food company known for popular consumer brands and extensive radio and television sponsorships in the mid-20th century.
-
C.
CLVS
CLVS is the UN/LOCODE identifier for the port city of Valparaíso in Chile’s Valparaíso Region.
-
D.
Bath & Body Works
Bath & Body Works is a major American retail chain specializing in scented personal care products, candles, and home fragrances, known for its mall-based stores and seasonal collections.
-
E.
Amway
Amway is a global multi-level marketing company that sells health, beauty, and home care products through a network of independent distributors.
- 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_69ad8b1b7ef081908d2d381bbf54985a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adcaf669d48190852aaeef70265404 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:16 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b4ce206cb88190985a727b769e1e12 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:55 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b4cf1840bc81908a85642430ab5339 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:59 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b4cf92e9c48190a3d87ba1f90548ec |
completed | March 14, 2026, 3:01 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:34 p.m.