Triple
T885199
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Denis McDonough |
E19114
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
McDonough
McDonough is a surname most prominently associated with Denis McDonough, the American political figure who served as White House Chief of Staff under President Barack Obama.
|
E104264
|
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: McDonough | Statement: [Denis McDonough, familyName, McDonough]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McDonough Context triple: [Denis McDonough, familyName, McDonough]
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A.
Randolph
Randolph is the given name of Lord Randolph Churchill, a prominent 19th-century British Conservative politician and father of Winston Churchill.
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B.
McLean
McLean is an affluent suburban community in Northern Virginia known for its upscale residential neighborhoods, proximity to Washington, D.C., and numerous high-ranking government and corporate residents.
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C.
Herndon
Herndon is a suburban town in Fairfax County, Virginia, known for its proximity to Washington, D.C. and Dulles International Airport.
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D.
Avondale
Avondale is a well-known residential and commercial suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe, noted for its shopping centers and relatively affluent character.
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E.
Rockridge
Rockridge is a vibrant, upscale Oakland neighborhood known for its tree-lined streets, popular College Avenue shopping and dining district, and convenient BART access.
- 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: McDonough Triple: [Denis McDonough, familyName, McDonough]
Generated description
McDonough is a surname most prominently associated with Denis McDonough, the American political figure who served as White House Chief of Staff under President Barack Obama.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McDonough Target entity description: McDonough is a surname most prominently associated with Denis McDonough, the American political figure who served as White House Chief of Staff under President Barack Obama.
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A.
Randolph
Randolph is the given name of Lord Randolph Churchill, a prominent 19th-century British Conservative politician and father of Winston Churchill.
-
B.
McLean
McLean is an affluent suburban community in Northern Virginia known for its upscale residential neighborhoods, proximity to Washington, D.C., and numerous high-ranking government and corporate residents.
-
C.
Herndon
Herndon is a suburban town in Fairfax County, Virginia, known for its proximity to Washington, D.C. and Dulles International Airport.
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D.
Avondale
Avondale is a well-known residential and commercial suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe, noted for its shopping centers and relatively affluent character.
-
E.
Rockridge
Rockridge is a vibrant, upscale Oakland neighborhood known for its tree-lined streets, popular College Avenue shopping and dining district, and convenient BART access.
- 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_69a4939c32488190a7ccd41cf0abb22b |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4ace5e15c81908cc2e648c9cd52f2 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a7b85a37648190b20b12c544a85bda |
completed | March 4, 2026, 4:43 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a7bc1c418081909a7a91692bd46057 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 4:59 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a7bd094df08190b9ea6c350b3abb3d |
completed | March 4, 2026, 5:03 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:39 p.m.