Triple
T20020580
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Shankill Butchers killings |
E494844
|
entity |
| Predicate | policeForceInvestigating |
P6157
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Royal Ulster Constabulary |
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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: Royal Ulster Constabulary | Statement: [Shankill Butchers killings, policeForceInvestigating, Royal Ulster Constabulary]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Royal Ulster Constabulary Context triple: [Shankill Butchers killings, policeForceInvestigating, Royal Ulster Constabulary]
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A.
Royal Ulster Constabulary
chosen
The Royal Ulster Constabulary was the former police force of Northern Ireland, widely associated with the sectarian conflict of the late 20th century and later replaced by the Police Service of Northern Ireland as part of peace process reforms.
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B.
Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve
The Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve was an auxiliary police force in Northern Ireland that supported the regular Royal Ulster Constabulary during the period of civil conflict known as the Troubles.
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C.
Ulster Special Constabulary
The Ulster Special Constabulary was a reserve police force in Northern Ireland, largely Protestant and unionist, that played a controversial paramilitary-style role in maintaining British rule and countering Irish republican activity in the early 20th century.
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D.
Police Service of Northern Ireland
The Police Service of Northern Ireland is the national police force responsible for law enforcement and community policing across Northern Ireland, established as part of the peace process to replace the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
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E.
Royal Irish Constabulary
The Royal Irish Constabulary was the British-administered police force in Ireland, widely known for its central and controversial role in enforcing British rule and suppressing nationalist movements in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: policeForceInvestigating Context triple: [Shankill Butchers killings, policeForceInvestigating, Royal Ulster Constabulary]
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A.
investigatedBy
chosen
Indicates that an entity is the subject of an investigation carried out by another entity.
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B.
governmentInvestigation
Indicates that a government authority is formally examining or probing an entity, event, or activity to gather facts, determine compliance, or assess potential wrongdoing.
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C.
lawEnforcementInvolved
Indicates that law enforcement authorities are actively involved in or responding to the situation or event described.
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D.
policeBureau
Indicates that an entity functions as or is associated with a police bureau or police department.
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E.
investigatedFor
Indicates that an entity is the subject of an investigation concerning a suspected involvement in another entity (typically a crime, incident, or wrongdoing).
- F. None of above.
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_69da626bfd288190aa5d65098b6433ae |
completed | April 11, 2026, 3:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6623fe1988190a1c09d392d866dc8 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 5:28 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69e54cdddbd48190becc8b2aa5ab4ef9 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 9:45 p.m. |
Created at: April 11, 2026, 3:34 p.m.