Triple
T17121765
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sycamore Partners |
E415483
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableInvestment |
P3488
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Staples Inc. |
E91908
|
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: Staples Inc. | Statement: [Sycamore Partners, notableInvestment, Staples Inc.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Staples Inc. Context triple: [Sycamore Partners, notableInvestment, Staples Inc.]
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A.
Staples Inc.
chosen
Staples Inc. is a major American office supply retail company known for its chain of stores and business-to-business services.
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B.
Staples
Staples is a surname most prominently associated with American singer and civil rights activist Mavis Staples.
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C.
Staples
Staples is a small city in Guadalupe County, Texas, known for its rural character and location along the San Marcos River.
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D.
Office Depot
Office Depot is a major American office supply retail chain that sells stationery, furniture, technology products, and business services to consumers and companies.
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E.
Michaels Companies
Michaels Companies is a major North American specialty retailer of arts, crafts, framing, floral, and home décor products.
- 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_69d886d090cc8190a39cb94992586905 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3e809ee888190a2cf69d59c0b9c20 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 8:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a013a1062fc8190b1c4e97f42cf3faa |
completed | May 11, 2026, 2:08 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:36 a.m.