Triple
T21911748
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Belk family |
E541081
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundingOf |
P72057
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Belk, Inc. |
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NE NERFINISHED |
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: Belk, Inc. | Statement: [Belk family, foundingOf, Belk, Inc.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Belk, Inc. Context triple: [Belk family, foundingOf, Belk, Inc.]
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A.
Belk
chosen
Belk is a major American department store chain primarily located in the Southeastern United States, offering a wide range of apparel, home goods, and beauty products.
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B.
TJX Companies
TJX Companies is a major American off-price retail corporation that operates popular discount apparel and home goods chains worldwide.
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C.
J. C. Penney
J. C. Penney was an American businessman and entrepreneur best known as the founder of the JCPenney department store chain.
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D.
Target Corporation
Target Corporation is a major American big-box retail chain known for its broad selection of affordable, stylish merchandise and nationwide presence.
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E.
Sears Holdings Corporation
Sears Holdings Corporation was an American retail holding company formed in 2005 that became the parent of Sears and Kmart before ultimately declining into bankruptcy.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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_69e0c47c4b9c8190a5586a75f5f36453 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 11:14 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f121da36e88190b42b82641ec54a19 |
completed | April 28, 2026, 9:08 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 7:41 p.m.