Triple
T18222577
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Kay Thorndyke |
E436341
|
entity |
| Predicate | controls |
P760
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Thorndyke newspaper chain |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
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: Thorndyke newspaper chain | Statement: [Kay Thorndyke, controls, Thorndyke newspaper chain]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thorndyke newspaper chain Context triple: [Kay Thorndyke, controls, Thorndyke newspaper chain]
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A.
Frank A. Munsey Company
Frank A. Munsey Company was an American publishing firm best known for pioneering pulp magazines and mass-market fiction in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Johnston Press
Johnston Press was a major British regional newspaper publisher that owned numerous local titles across the UK before entering administration in 2018.
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C.
Knight Ridder
Knight Ridder was a major American media company best known for owning and operating a large chain of newspapers across the United States before its acquisition by The McClatchy Company in 2006.
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D.
Curtis Publishing Company
Curtis Publishing Company was a major American publishing firm best known for producing influential mass-circulation magazines in the 20th century.
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E.
Pulitzer Publishing Company
Pulitzer Publishing Company was a prominent American media firm best known for owning and operating major newspapers, including the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thorndyke newspaper chain Target entity description: The Thorndyke newspaper chain is a powerful media empire of newspapers whose influence and operations are overseen by publisher Kay Thorndyke.
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A.
Frank A. Munsey Company
Frank A. Munsey Company was an American publishing firm best known for pioneering pulp magazines and mass-market fiction in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
-
B.
Johnston Press
Johnston Press was a major British regional newspaper publisher that owned numerous local titles across the UK before entering administration in 2018.
-
C.
Knight Ridder
Knight Ridder was a major American media company best known for owning and operating a large chain of newspapers across the United States before its acquisition by The McClatchy Company in 2006.
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D.
Curtis Publishing Company
Curtis Publishing Company was a major American publishing firm best known for producing influential mass-circulation magazines in the 20th century.
-
E.
Pulitzer Publishing Company
Pulitzer Publishing Company was a prominent American media firm best known for owning and operating major newspapers, including the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 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_69d8b9103a8081908bbb0836fef10efd |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4e47c85108190bd9707b40bdfdb38 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:32 a.m.