Triple

T13062495
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Sobeys E329231 entity
Predicate owns P347 FINISHED
Object Safeway (Canada)
Safeway (Canada) is a major Canadian supermarket chain known for its full-service grocery stores, pharmacies, and in-store bakeries across Western Canada.
 E946167 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: Safeway (Canada) | Statement: [Sobeys, owns, Safeway (Canada)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Safeway (Canada)
Context triple: [Sobeys, owns, Safeway (Canada)]
  • A. Sobeys
    Sobeys is one of Canada’s largest supermarket chains, operating grocery stores and related retail banners across the country.
  • B. Loblaws supermarket
    Loblaws supermarket is a major Canadian grocery store chain known for its large-format supermarkets and wide selection of food and household products.
  • C. Safeway
    Safeway is a major American supermarket chain offering groceries, household goods, and pharmacy services across numerous locations.
  • D. Shaw's Supermarkets
    Shaw's Supermarkets is a New England–based grocery store chain that operates supermarkets across several northeastern U.S. states.
  • E. Zellers
    Zellers is a defunct Canadian discount department store chain that once operated as a major national retailer.
  • 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: Safeway (Canada)
Triple: [Sobeys, owns, Safeway (Canada)]
Generated description
Safeway (Canada) is a major Canadian supermarket chain known for its full-service grocery stores, pharmacies, and in-store bakeries across Western Canada.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Safeway (Canada)
Target entity description: Safeway (Canada) is a major Canadian supermarket chain known for its full-service grocery stores, pharmacies, and in-store bakeries across Western Canada.
  • A. Sobeys
    Sobeys is one of Canada’s largest supermarket chains, operating grocery stores and related retail banners across the country.
  • B. Loblaws supermarket
    Loblaws supermarket is a major Canadian grocery store chain known for its large-format supermarkets and wide selection of food and household products.
  • C. Safeway chosen
    Safeway is a major American supermarket chain offering groceries, household goods, and pharmacy services across numerous locations.
  • D. Shaw's Supermarkets
    Shaw's Supermarkets is a New England–based grocery store chain that operates supermarkets across several northeastern U.S. states.
  • E. Zellers
    Zellers is a defunct Canadian discount department store chain that once operated as a major national retailer.
  • F. None of above.

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_69d80771749c81909a6d9197b9504872 completed April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d980e7ee548190b4b18bdb1357c359 completed April 10, 2026, 10:59 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f6e26e5d6881908663444bca67b01e completed May 3, 2026, 5:51 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f6e32bf5508190b4dc58971f8f64d0 completed May 3, 2026, 5:54 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f6e40a13c8819084daf9b77b46a181 completed May 3, 2026, 5:58 a.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 8:59 p.m.