Triple

T2511507
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Bellingham metropolitan area E52709 entity
Predicate contains P35 FINISHED
Object Sumas, Washington
Sumas, Washington is a small border city in Whatcom County known for its proximity to Canada and its role as a local commercial and transportation gateway.
 E273624 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 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: Sumas, Washington | Statement: [Bellingham metropolitan area, contains, Sumas, Washington]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Sumas, Washington
Context triple: [Bellingham metropolitan area, contains, Sumas, Washington]
  • A. Naselle, Washington
    Naselle, Washington is a small unincorporated community in southwestern Washington State known for its Finnish-American heritage and location near the Naselle River.
  • B. Stevenson, Washington
    Stevenson, Washington is a small city along the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest known as a gateway to the Columbia River Gorge and outdoor recreation in southern Washington.
  • C. Hartline, Washington
    Hartline, Washington is a small rural town in central Washington State known for its agricultural surroundings and tight-knit community.
  • D. Montesano, Washington
    Montesano, Washington is a small city in western Washington known for its historic downtown and role as an administrative and commercial hub for the surrounding rural and timber-producing region.
  • E. La Push, Washington
    La Push, Washington is a small coastal community on the Quileute Indian Reservation known for its rugged beaches, whale watching, and role as a setting in the "Twilight" series.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Sumas, Washington
Triple: [Bellingham metropolitan area, contains, Sumas, Washington]
Generated description
Sumas, Washington is a small border city in Whatcom County known for its proximity to Canada and its role as a local commercial and transportation gateway.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Sumas, Washington
Target entity description: Sumas, Washington is a small border city in Whatcom County known for its proximity to Canada and its role as a local commercial and transportation gateway.
  • A. Naselle, Washington
    Naselle, Washington is a small unincorporated community in southwestern Washington State known for its Finnish-American heritage and location near the Naselle River.
  • B. Stevenson, Washington
    Stevenson, Washington is a small city along the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest known as a gateway to the Columbia River Gorge and outdoor recreation in southern Washington.
  • C. Hartline, Washington
    Hartline, Washington is a small rural town in central Washington State known for its agricultural surroundings and tight-knit community.
  • D. Montesano, Washington
    Montesano, Washington is a small city in western Washington known for its historic downtown and role as an administrative and commercial hub for the surrounding rural and timber-producing region.
  • E. La Push, Washington
    La Push, Washington is a small coastal community on the Quileute Indian Reservation known for its rugged beaches, whale watching, and role as a setting in the "Twilight" series.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 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_69ab4958e76481908a235377dd921c9e completed March 6, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abd1eeaaac8190a6652861dd42e6b9 completed March 7, 2026, 7:21 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69af1fac64a881909ed527a7c50ba720 completed March 9, 2026, 7:29 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69af24a761288190bc561221a535ec9b completed March 9, 2026, 7:51 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69af255ab75c81909f80585c952b2c9f completed March 9, 2026, 7:54 p.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:46 p.m.