Triple
T2511533
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bellingham metropolitan area |
E52709
|
entity |
| Predicate | crossBorderCorridor |
P31352
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Vancouver–Seattle corridor
The Vancouver–Seattle corridor is a major bi-national urban and transportation axis linking metropolitan regions in southwestern British Columbia and northwestern Washington State.
|
E273626
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Vancouver–Seattle corridor | Statement: [Bellingham metropolitan area, crossBorderCorridor, Vancouver–Seattle corridor]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vancouver–Seattle corridor Context triple: [Bellingham metropolitan area, crossBorderCorridor, Vancouver–Seattle corridor]
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A.
Portland–Vancouver–Salem CSA
The Portland–Vancouver–Salem CSA is a large multi-county combined statistical area in the Pacific Northwest centered on Portland, Oregon, and including surrounding urban and suburban regions in both Oregon and Washington.
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B.
Puget Sound region
The Puget Sound region is a coastal metropolitan and ecological area in northwestern Washington State centered around the Puget Sound inlet, including cities like Seattle and Tacoma and known for its maritime economy, technology industry, and scenic waterways.
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C.
Nadi–Vancouver
Nadi–Vancouver is an international long-haul flight route linking Fiji’s main tourism hub with the major Canadian city on the Pacific coast.
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D.
Empire Corridor
The Empire Corridor is a major passenger rail route in New York State, running from New York City through the Hudson Valley and up to cities such as Albany and Buffalo.
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E.
Southwest Washington
Southwest Washington is a region of the U.S. state of Washington that encompasses the communities north of the Columbia River, including the Vancouver metropolitan area and surrounding counties.
- 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: Vancouver–Seattle corridor Triple: [Bellingham metropolitan area, crossBorderCorridor, Vancouver–Seattle corridor]
Generated description
The Vancouver–Seattle corridor is a major bi-national urban and transportation axis linking metropolitan regions in southwestern British Columbia and northwestern Washington State.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vancouver–Seattle corridor Target entity description: The Vancouver–Seattle corridor is a major bi-national urban and transportation axis linking metropolitan regions in southwestern British Columbia and northwestern Washington State.
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A.
Portland–Vancouver–Salem CSA
The Portland–Vancouver–Salem CSA is a large multi-county combined statistical area in the Pacific Northwest centered on Portland, Oregon, and including surrounding urban and suburban regions in both Oregon and Washington.
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B.
Puget Sound region
The Puget Sound region is a coastal metropolitan and ecological area in northwestern Washington State centered around the Puget Sound inlet, including cities like Seattle and Tacoma and known for its maritime economy, technology industry, and scenic waterways.
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C.
Nadi–Vancouver
Nadi–Vancouver is an international long-haul flight route linking Fiji’s main tourism hub with the major Canadian city on the Pacific coast.
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D.
Empire Corridor
The Empire Corridor is a major passenger rail route in New York State, running from New York City through the Hudson Valley and up to cities such as Albany and Buffalo.
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E.
Southwest Washington
Southwest Washington is a region of the U.S. state of Washington that encompasses the communities north of the Columbia River, including the Vancouver metropolitan area and surrounding counties.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: crossBorderCorridor Context triple: [Bellingham metropolitan area, crossBorderCorridor, Vancouver–Seattle corridor]
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A.
crossBorderRegion
chosen
Indicates a region that spans or intersects the boundary between two or more distinct territorial or jurisdictional areas.
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B.
crossBorderFacilityLocatedIn
Indicates that a cross-border facility is geographically situated within a specified territorial or administrative area.
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C.
nearBorderCrossing
Indicates that an entity is located close to a border crossing point between two regions or countries.
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D.
crossesBorderOf
Indicates that one entity passes from one side of the boundary of another entity (typically a region or area) to the other side, traversing its border.
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E.
hasBorderCrossing
Indicates that there exists a point or facility where movement or transit is possible between the boundaries of two adjacent regions or jurisdictions.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69abd5a33234819082ad49fa6594b6be |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:37 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. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69abd0bf37c0819088d28b5081ba7556 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:16 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:46 p.m.