Triple
T15575490
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | AutoNation |
E374358
|
entity |
| Predicate | formerName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Republic Industries, Inc. |
E891863
|
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: Republic Industries, Inc. | Statement: [AutoNation, formerName, Republic Industries, Inc.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Republic Industries, Inc. Context triple: [AutoNation, formerName, Republic Industries, Inc.]
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A.
Republic Industries
chosen
Republic Industries was a diversified American holding company that grew rapidly through acquisitions in waste management, auto dealerships, and car rental services before evolving into what became AutoNation and Republic Services.
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B.
Madison Industries
Madison Industries is a privately held industrial conglomerate based in Chicago, known for acquiring and growing a diverse portfolio of manufacturing and engineering businesses across sectors such as health, safety, and infrastructure.
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C.
Litton Industries
Litton Industries was a major American conglomerate best known for its diversified operations in electronics, defense, and industrial manufacturing during the mid-20th century.
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D.
Kaiser Industries
Kaiser Industries was a diversified American industrial conglomerate founded by Henry J. Kaiser, active in sectors such as construction, shipbuilding, aluminum, steel, and automotive manufacturing.
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E.
The Rosenzweig Company
The Rosenzweig Company is a television production company best known for producing the acclaimed crime drama series "Cagney & Lacey."
- 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_69d85ccd575081908909b71a3f3e3a61 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e04e2140388190a8df7b835eaa72ce |
completed | April 16, 2026, 2:49 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ff4c4978ec8190a57de5d9a2ec6653 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 3:01 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:10 a.m.