Triple
T17282824
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | BB&T |
E419574
|
entity |
| Predicate | mergedWith |
P77
|
FINISHED |
| Object | SunTrust Banks |
E422450
|
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: SunTrust Banks | Statement: [BB&T, mergedWith, SunTrust Banks]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SunTrust Banks Context triple: [BB&T, mergedWith, SunTrust Banks]
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A.
SunTrust Banks
chosen
SunTrust Banks was a major American regional bank holding company based in the southeastern United States that later became part of Truist Financial.
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B.
BB&T
BB&T was a major American regional bank headquartered in North Carolina that became part of Truist Financial following its merger with SunTrust.
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C.
Wachovia
Wachovia was a major American diversified financial services company and bank holding company that was acquired by Wells Fargo during the late-2000s financial crisis.
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D.
Fifth Third Bank
Fifth Third Bank is a major U.S. regional banking corporation offering retail, commercial, and financial services, primarily serving customers across the Midwest and Southeast.
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E.
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo is a large American multinational financial services company and one of the biggest banks in the United States.
- 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_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_6a0180d29f4881908694f0182930d716 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 7:10 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:40 a.m.