Triple
T17282806
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | BB&T |
E419574
|
entity |
| Predicate | fullName |
P16
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Branch Banking and Trust Company
Branch Banking and Trust Company is a major American financial institution that operated as a regional bank offering retail and commercial banking services, later becoming part of Truist Financial after a merger with SunTrust.
|
E1260247
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: Branch Banking and Trust Company | Statement: [BB&T, fullName, Branch Banking and Trust Company]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Branch Banking and Trust Company Context triple: [BB&T, fullName, Branch Banking and Trust Company]
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A.
Girard Trust Company
Girard Trust Company was a prominent Philadelphia financial institution that played a significant role in the city’s banking and commercial history.
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B.
Mercantile Trust Company of New York
The Mercantile Trust Company of New York was a prominent late-19th- and early-20th-century New York financial institution involved in trust, banking, and investment services.
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C.
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Knickerbocker Trust Company was a prominent early 20th-century New York City trust company best known for its central role in triggering the Panic of 1907, which led to major reforms in the U.S. financial system.
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D.
Manufacturers Trust Company Building
The Manufacturers Trust Company Building is a landmark mid-20th-century Modernist bank building in New York City, celebrated for its glass-and-steel design and influential role in corporate architecture.
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E.
Third National Bank
Third National Bank was a predecessor financial institution that eventually became part of what is now known as Fifth Third Bank.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Branch Banking and Trust Company Triple: [BB&T, fullName, Branch Banking and Trust Company]
Generated description
Branch Banking and Trust Company is a major American financial institution that operated as a regional bank offering retail and commercial banking services, later becoming part of Truist Financial after a merger with SunTrust.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Branch Banking and Trust Company Target entity description: Branch Banking and Trust Company is a major American financial institution that operated as a regional bank offering retail and commercial banking services, later becoming part of Truist Financial after a merger with SunTrust.
-
A.
Girard Trust Company
Girard Trust Company was a prominent Philadelphia financial institution that played a significant role in the city’s banking and commercial history.
-
B.
Mercantile Trust Company of New York
The Mercantile Trust Company of New York was a prominent late-19th- and early-20th-century New York financial institution involved in trust, banking, and investment services.
-
C.
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Knickerbocker Trust Company was a prominent early 20th-century New York City trust company best known for its central role in triggering the Panic of 1907, which led to major reforms in the U.S. financial system.
-
D.
Manufacturers Trust Company Building
The Manufacturers Trust Company Building is a landmark mid-20th-century Modernist bank building in New York City, celebrated for its glass-and-steel design and influential role in corporate architecture.
-
E.
Third National Bank
Third National Bank was a predecessor financial institution that eventually became part of what is now known as Fifth Third Bank.
- 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_69d886da626481908a14ce7830329a35 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4332b19f481908acfa88b2f57c5dc |
completed | April 19, 2026, 1:43 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0179535ae08190ac0137d0f8741919 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 6:38 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0179e161808190b4d865e6e281489c |
completed | May 11, 2026, 6:40 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a017aaf88a48190a85b9a3d7ff30b97 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 6:43 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:40 a.m.