Triple

T752647
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject National League of Cities v. Usery E15483 entity
Predicate respondent P2238 FINISHED
Object William J. Usery Jr.
William J. Usery Jr. was a prominent American labor leader and U.S. Secretary of Labor known for his influential role in labor mediation and collective bargaining during the 1970s.
 E119190 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: William J. Usery Jr. | Statement: [National League of Cities v. Usery, respondent, William J. Usery Jr.]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: William J. Usery Jr.
Context triple: [National League of Cities v. Usery, respondent, William J. Usery Jr.]
  • A. John D. Dunning
    John D. Dunning was an American film editor best known for his work on classic Hollywood films, including collaborations with major studios during the mid-20th century.
  • B. Riley P. Bechtel
    Riley P. Bechtel is an American billionaire businessman who served as chairman and CEO of Bechtel Corporation, one of the world’s largest engineering and construction firms.
  • C. Alan M. Garber
    Alan M. Garber is an American physician-economist and academic leader known for his work in health policy and for serving in top administrative roles at Harvard University.
  • D. James G. March
    James G. March was an influential organizational theorist and political scientist known for his work on decision-making, organizational behavior, and the "garbage can" model of organizational choice.
  • E. Harold A. Wheeler
    Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
  • 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: William J. Usery Jr.
Triple: [National League of Cities v. Usery, respondent, William J. Usery Jr.]
Generated description
William J. Usery Jr. was a prominent American labor leader and U.S. Secretary of Labor known for his influential role in labor mediation and collective bargaining during the 1970s.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: William J. Usery Jr.
Target entity description: William J. Usery Jr. was a prominent American labor leader and U.S. Secretary of Labor known for his influential role in labor mediation and collective bargaining during the 1970s.
  • A. John D. Dunning
    John D. Dunning was an American film editor best known for his work on classic Hollywood films, including collaborations with major studios during the mid-20th century.
  • B. Riley P. Bechtel
    Riley P. Bechtel is an American billionaire businessman who served as chairman and CEO of Bechtel Corporation, one of the world’s largest engineering and construction firms.
  • C. Alan M. Garber
    Alan M. Garber is an American physician-economist and academic leader known for his work in health policy and for serving in top administrative roles at Harvard University.
  • D. James G. March
    James G. March was an influential organizational theorist and political scientist known for his work on decision-making, organizational behavior, and the "garbage can" model of organizational choice.
  • E. Harold A. Wheeler
    Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
  • 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_69a493599a0081908da65f3407af1ef2 completed March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4a64d7d2c8190a6059adcb8fbd34f completed March 1, 2026, 8:49 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac3b9557cc8190be3137aabdd36216 completed March 7, 2026, 2:52 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac3c21404c8190bf12bb730a1acc54 completed March 7, 2026, 2:54 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac3ccb05f0819080aa215cc1fb2430 completed March 7, 2026, 2:57 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:37 p.m.