Triple
T1657858
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | R. H. Macy |
E35839
|
entity |
| Predicate | legacy |
P267
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Macy's became one of the largest department store chains in the United States |
E78374
|
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: Macy's became one of the largest department store chains in the United States | Statement: [R. H. Macy, legacy, Macy's became one of the largest department store chains in the United States]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Macy's became one of the largest department store chains in the United States Context triple: [R. H. Macy, legacy, Macy's became one of the largest department store chains in the United States]
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A.
Macy's
chosen
Macy's is a major American department store chain known for its wide range of apparel, home goods, and its flagship store in New York City.
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B.
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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C.
Bloomingdale's
Bloomingdale's is a high-end American department store chain known for its designer fashion, luxury goods, and flagship locations in major cities.
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D.
J. C. Penney
J. C. Penney was an American businessman and entrepreneur best known as the founder of the JCPenney department store chain.
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E.
Lord & Taylor
Lord & Taylor is a historic American department store chain known for its upscale fashion offerings and flagship presence on New York City's Fifth Avenue.
- 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_69a88606aa808190aa0b421b4271f220 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a90aafe5e881908158fab83998fd07 |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:46 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad68254a6081909c2222fd77dff648 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:14 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:29 p.m.