Triple
T12743583
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Eaton’s |
E304546
|
entity |
| Predicate | brandAcquiredBy |
P16131
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Sears Canada |
E76082
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Sears Canada | Statement: [Eaton’s, brandAcquiredBy, Sears Canada]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sears Canada Context triple: [Eaton’s, brandAcquiredBy, Sears Canada]
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A.
Sears Canada
chosen
Sears Canada was a major Canadian department store chain that operated retail stores, catalog, and online shopping until its closure in 2018.
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B.
T. Eaton Company
T. Eaton Company was a historic Canadian department store chain that became a retail icon before its decline and closure in the late 20th century.
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C.
Sears Outlet
Sears Outlet was a chain of discount retail stores offering overstocked, discontinued, and refurbished merchandise from Sears, Roebuck & Co.
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D.
Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Sears, Roebuck & Co. was a major American retail company and mail-order catalog pioneer that became one of the largest and most influential department store chains in the United States.
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E.
Sears Holdings Corporation
Sears Holdings Corporation was an American retail holding company formed in 2005 that became the parent of Sears and Kmart before ultimately declining into bankruptcy.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: brandAcquiredBy Context triple: [Eaton’s, brandAcquiredBy, Sears Canada]
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A.
brandRevivedBy
Indicates that a previously inactive, discontinued, or defunct brand has been brought back into use or reintroduced by a specific agent or entity.
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B.
laterAcquiredBy
Indicates that one entity was acquired by another entity at a later point in time, after some prior state or ownership.
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C.
brandFounded
Indicates that a specific brand was established or created at a particular point in time or by a particular founder or entity.
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D.
formerBrand
Indicates that an entity was previously used or recognized as a brand for another entity but is no longer its current brand.
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E.
acquiredCompany
chosen
Indicates that one entity has purchased and taken ownership or control of another company.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69d7bdf1426c8190a4402e1c4cdec33a |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d96d89ea70819098c470344f172167 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 9:37 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f69b8e89cc8190ac97b13d9d409179 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 12:49 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69d96406e97c8190b79081039847115c |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:56 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:26 p.m.