Triple
T12059356
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | HNTB |
E287125
|
entity |
| Predicate | formerName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendoff
Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendoff was the original name of what is now HNTB, a major American infrastructure design and engineering firm known for its work on transportation and public works projects.
|
E961659
|
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: Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendoff | Statement: [HNTB, formerName, Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendoff]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendoff Context triple: [HNTB, formerName, Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendoff]
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A.
Huber, Hunt & Nichols
Huber, Hunt & Nichols was a major American construction firm known for building large-scale projects such as sports stadiums and arenas.
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B.
Miller, Orton & Mulligan
Miller, Orton & Mulligan was a 19th-century American publishing firm known for issuing significant works of abolitionist and reform literature.
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C.
Eggers & Higgins
Eggers & Higgins was a prominent 20th-century American architectural firm known for major public and institutional projects, including work on the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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D.
Graham, Anderson, Probst & White
Graham, Anderson, Probst & White was a prominent early 20th-century American architectural firm known for designing major Beaux-Arts and classical revival landmarks, particularly in Chicago.
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E.
Schlesinger & Mayer
Schlesinger & Mayer was a prominent Chicago department store whose flagship building later became known as the Sullivan Center.
- 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: Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendoff Triple: [HNTB, formerName, Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendoff]
Generated description
Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendoff was the original name of what is now HNTB, a major American infrastructure design and engineering firm known for its work on transportation and public works projects.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendoff Target entity description: Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendoff was the original name of what is now HNTB, a major American infrastructure design and engineering firm known for its work on transportation and public works projects.
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A.
Huber, Hunt & Nichols
Huber, Hunt & Nichols was a major American construction firm known for building large-scale projects such as sports stadiums and arenas.
-
B.
Miller, Orton & Mulligan
Miller, Orton & Mulligan was a 19th-century American publishing firm known for issuing significant works of abolitionist and reform literature.
-
C.
Eggers & Higgins
Eggers & Higgins was a prominent 20th-century American architectural firm known for major public and institutional projects, including work on the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.
-
D.
Graham, Anderson, Probst & White
Graham, Anderson, Probst & White was a prominent early 20th-century American architectural firm known for designing major Beaux-Arts and classical revival landmarks, particularly in Chicago.
-
E.
Schlesinger & Mayer
Schlesinger & Mayer was a prominent Chicago department store whose flagship building later became known as the Sullivan Center.
- 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_69d6ab4780948190bdb9f7620c2ac27e |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d9043dbccc8190bf9da181f826f0d8 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f49df216bc8190933e08f495f4d22f |
completed | May 1, 2026, 12:34 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f53d96c3f08190847ba49929b7628f |
completed | May 1, 2026, 11:56 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f564b826ec819098906cf735e45093 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 2:43 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:47 p.m.