Triple
T1564379
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nixon 1972 presidential campaign |
E33398
|
entity |
| Predicate | overshadowedBy |
P29489
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Watergate scandal |
E1565
|
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: Watergate scandal | Statement: [Nixon 1972 presidential campaign, overshadowedBy, Watergate scandal]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Watergate scandal Context triple: [Nixon 1972 presidential campaign, overshadowedBy, Watergate scandal]
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A.
Watergate scandal
chosen
The Watergate scandal was a major 1970s American political scandal involving the Nixon administration’s attempts to cover up a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters, ultimately leading to President Richard Nixon’s resignation.
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B.
Teapot Dome scandal
The Teapot Dome scandal was a major 1920s U.S. political corruption case involving the secret leasing of federal oil reserves that severely damaged public trust in the Harding administration.
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C.
Saturday Night Massacre
The Saturday Night Massacre was the 1973 constitutional crisis during the Watergate scandal in which President Richard Nixon ordered the firing of special prosecutor Archibald Cox, prompting the resignations of top Justice Department officials.
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D.
Pentagon Papers
The Pentagon Papers are a classified U.S. Department of Defense study, leaked in 1971, that revealed previously undisclosed information about American political and military involvement in the Vietnam War.
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E.
Rampart scandal
The Rampart scandal was a major late-1990s corruption and misconduct controversy involving the Los Angeles Police Department’s Rampart Division anti-gang unit, exposing widespread abuses, evidence tampering, and wrongful convictions.
- 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: overshadowedBy Context triple: [Nixon 1972 presidential campaign, overshadowedBy, Watergate scandal]
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A.
isCoveredBy
Indicates that one entity is physically or conceptually overlaid, protected, or enclosed by another entity.
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B.
overlies
Indicates that one entity is positioned directly above and covering or resting on another entity, often with partial or complete contact.
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C.
coverUpBy
Indicates that one entity conceals, suppresses, or hides the actions, information, or wrongdoing associated with another entity.
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D.
holdsOver
Indicates that a certain condition, state, or relationship remains valid or continues to apply across a specified period, context, or range.
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E.
overrides
Indicates that one entity replaces, supersedes, or takes precedence over another in determining the outcome or applicable behavior.
- 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_69a885f11b048190935025a035302715 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a90fccd4b48190a44012888a00af7f |
completed | March 5, 2026, 5:08 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad68079e448190b71c2cd194abeb86 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:13 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a907b872f0819096b3df6ad502c63e |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:34 a.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69a90fcb8ca48190a9ee50559ba73b22 |
completed | March 5, 2026, 5:08 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:27 p.m.