Triple

T8305675
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject WCVB-TV E194456 entity
Predicate servesDMA P26183 FINISHED
Object Boston–Manchester
Boston–Manchester is a combined television media market encompassing the Boston, Massachusetts and Manchester, New Hampshire areas.
E725452 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Boston–Manchester | Statement: [WCVB-TV, servesDMA, Boston–Manchester]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boston–Manchester
Context triple: [WCVB-TV, servesDMA, Boston–Manchester]
  • A. New Boston
    New Boston was the original name of the settlement that later became the city of Manhattan, Kansas.
  • B. Boston Commonwealth
    Boston Commonwealth was a 19th-century American periodical based in Boston, known for publishing literary and reformist writings.
  • C. Boston–Fall River corridor
    The Boston–Fall River corridor is a major transportation and economic region in southeastern Massachusetts linking the Greater Boston area with the city of Fall River and surrounding communities.
  • D. First Boston
    First Boston was a prominent U.S. investment bank known for its major role in corporate finance and high-profile mergers and acquisitions during the late 20th century.
  • E. Lowell, Massachusetts
    Lowell, Massachusetts is a historic New England city known as a cradle of the American Industrial Revolution and a center of early textile manufacturing.
  • 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: Boston–Manchester
Triple: [WCVB-TV, servesDMA, Boston–Manchester]
Generated description
Boston–Manchester is a combined television media market encompassing the Boston, Massachusetts and Manchester, New Hampshire areas.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boston–Manchester
Target entity description: Boston–Manchester is a combined television media market encompassing the Boston, Massachusetts and Manchester, New Hampshire areas.
  • A. New Boston
    New Boston was the original name of the settlement that later became the city of Manhattan, Kansas.
  • B. Boston Commonwealth
    Boston Commonwealth was a 19th-century American periodical based in Boston, known for publishing literary and reformist writings.
  • C. Boston–Fall River corridor
    The Boston–Fall River corridor is a major transportation and economic region in southeastern Massachusetts linking the Greater Boston area with the city of Fall River and surrounding communities.
  • D. First Boston
    First Boston was a prominent U.S. investment bank known for its major role in corporate finance and high-profile mergers and acquisitions during the late 20th century.
  • E. Lowell, Massachusetts
    Lowell, Massachusetts is a historic New England city known as a cradle of the American Industrial Revolution and a center of early textile manufacturing.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: servesDMA
Context triple: [WCVB-TV, servesDMA, Boston–Manchester]
  • A. isServedOn
    Indicates that one item (typically food or drink) is presented or provided atop or together with a particular surface, container, or accompaniment.
  • B. servesOn
    Indicates that one entity performs duties, functions, or holds a role as a member within another entity, such as a group, body, or organization.
  • C. servesFacility chosen
    Indicates that one entity provides services or support to a particular facility as its client, target, or area of operation.
  • D. servesUnder
    Indicates that one entity works in a subordinate role under the authority, command, or supervision of another entity.
  • E. isServedAt
    Indicates that something (such as food, drink, or a service) is provided or made available at a particular place or venue.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69ca82e613e88190bf8139669bbd0d53 completed March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb7f293db08190912e5e8bb7e940cf completed March 31, 2026, 8 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cd9545ffc48190869906b02692b873 completed April 1, 2026, 9:59 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cdab5d649c819098a7643d5a0b7827 completed April 1, 2026, 11:33 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cdb2c2e2248190bf52466abaebfe29 completed April 2, 2026, 12:05 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69cb70bb3a708190bc705222092da614 completed March 31, 2026, 6:59 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:54 p.m.