Triple
T22646112
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alfred Jackson Billes |
E558966
|
entity |
| Predicate | coFounded |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Canadian Tire |
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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: Canadian Tire | Statement: [Alfred Jackson Billes, coFounded, Canadian Tire]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Canadian Tire Context triple: [Alfred Jackson Billes, coFounded, Canadian Tire]
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A.
Canadian Tire
chosen
Canadian Tire is a major Canadian retail company best known for its nationwide chain of automotive, hardware, sports, leisure, and home goods stores.
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B.
Canadian Tire Bank
Canadian Tire Bank is a Canadian financial institution that provides credit cards, savings products, and other banking services, primarily supporting the retail operations and customers of Canadian Tire.
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C.
T. Eaton Company
T. Eaton Company was a historic Canadian department store chain that became a retail icon before its decline and closure in the late 20th century.
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D.
Sears Canada
Sears Canada was a major Canadian department store chain that operated retail stores, catalog, and online shopping until its closure in 2018.
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E.
Shoppers Drug Mart
Shoppers Drug Mart is a major Canadian pharmacy and retail chain offering prescription services, health and beauty products, and everyday consumer goods nationwide.
- 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_69e24547f7fc819086e2c4ba3b979657 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:35 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f170371fe08190a6a53809d185f8b5 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 2:43 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:05 p.m.