Triple
T1159787
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Henry Crown |
E24466
|
entity |
| Predicate | knownFor |
P22
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
building Material Service Corporation
Building Material Service Corporation was a major Chicago-based construction materials company founded and built into a large industrial enterprise by businessman Henry Crown.
|
E131722
|
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: building Material Service Corporation | Statement: [Henry Crown, knownFor, building Material Service Corporation]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: building Material Service Corporation Context triple: [Henry Crown, knownFor, building Material Service Corporation]
-
A.
Consolidated Builders, Inc.
Consolidated Builders, Inc. was a major construction consortium best known for serving as the primary contractor responsible for building the Grand Coulee Dam, one of the largest concrete structures in the world.
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B.
Skanska USA Building Inc.
Skanska USA Building Inc. is the U.S. construction and development arm of the global Skanska group, known for managing large, complex building projects across the country.
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C.
Jarden Corporation
Jarden Corporation was a U.S.-based consumer products company known for its wide portfolio of household and outdoor brands before being acquired by Newell Brands.
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D.
The Woodbridge Company
The Woodbridge Company is a Canadian private holding and investment firm that serves as the primary investment vehicle for the Thomson family, including its controlling interest in Thomson Reuters.
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E.
Fortive
Fortive is an American diversified industrial technology company that owns and operates a portfolio of measurement, automation, and industrial solutions businesses.
- 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: building Material Service Corporation Triple: [Henry Crown, knownFor, building Material Service Corporation]
Generated description
Building Material Service Corporation was a major Chicago-based construction materials company founded and built into a large industrial enterprise by businessman Henry Crown.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: building Material Service Corporation Target entity description: Building Material Service Corporation was a major Chicago-based construction materials company founded and built into a large industrial enterprise by businessman Henry Crown.
-
A.
Consolidated Builders, Inc.
Consolidated Builders, Inc. was a major construction consortium best known for serving as the primary contractor responsible for building the Grand Coulee Dam, one of the largest concrete structures in the world.
-
B.
Skanska USA Building Inc.
Skanska USA Building Inc. is the U.S. construction and development arm of the global Skanska group, known for managing large, complex building projects across the country.
-
C.
Jarden Corporation
Jarden Corporation was a U.S.-based consumer products company known for its wide portfolio of household and outdoor brands before being acquired by Newell Brands.
-
D.
The Woodbridge Company
The Woodbridge Company is a Canadian private holding and investment firm that serves as the primary investment vehicle for the Thomson family, including its controlling interest in Thomson Reuters.
-
E.
Fortive
Fortive is an American diversified industrial technology company that owns and operates a portfolio of measurement, automation, and industrial solutions businesses.
- 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_69a494060e148190abb42f971242c197 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bcaf3a9081908bad2eba74dffbc1 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:24 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac5ebbf80881909010e1e1e59212d4 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:22 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac5f77286c81908267706202ab032f |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:25 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac5fe000bc81909c1131b8c1f1db6b |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:26 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:45 p.m.