Triple
T13656583
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | James Sinegal |
E326875
|
entity |
| Predicate | coFounderOf |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Costco Wholesale Corporation |
E7861
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Costco Wholesale Corporation | Statement: [James Sinegal, coFounderOf, Costco Wholesale Corporation]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Costco Wholesale Corporation Context triple: [James Sinegal, coFounderOf, Costco Wholesale Corporation]
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A.
Costco Wholesale Corporation
chosen
Costco Wholesale Corporation is a multinational membership-based warehouse club retailer known for selling bulk goods at discounted prices through large-scale warehouse stores.
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B.
Dollar General
Dollar General is a major American discount retail chain known for its widespread network of small-format stores offering low-priced household goods and everyday essentials.
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C.
Target Corporation
Target Corporation is a major American big-box retail chain known for its broad selection of affordable, stylish merchandise and nationwide presence.
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D.
Walmart Inc.
Walmart Inc. is a multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores and is one of the world’s largest companies by revenue.
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E.
Kmart Corporation
Kmart Corporation is a U.S.-based discount retail chain that became part of Sears Holdings after merging with Sears, Roebuck & Co.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d8076d8270819092afc2f0e9c359a8 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69dbc61d56e4819084ae3c16ecdf4a05 |
completed | April 12, 2026, 4:19 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f78b03083c8190855a2a4ee44e4098 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 5:50 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:52 p.m.