Triple
T2651252
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Irving family |
E53902
|
entity |
| Predicate | businessHolding |
P21206
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Midland Transport
Midland Transport is a Canadian trucking and logistics company that operates as part of the Irving family’s diversified business empire.
|
E287094
|
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: Midland Transport | Statement: [Irving family, businessHolding, Midland Transport]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Midland Transport Context triple: [Irving family, businessHolding, Midland Transport]
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A.
Midland Railway
Midland Railway was a major 19th- and early 20th-century British railway company that operated extensive routes across central and northern England and played a key role in the development of the UK rail network.
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B.
Aaran Lines
Aaran Lines is a New Zealand former professional footballer and coach best known for leading the Western New York Flash in the National Women's Soccer League.
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C.
Rhônexpress
Rhônexpress is an express tram-train service in Lyon, France, that links the city center with Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport.
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D.
Serco Caledonian Sleepers Limited
Serco Caledonian Sleepers Limited is a UK-based rail company that operates overnight sleeper train services between London and Scotland under the Caledonian Sleeper brand.
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E.
Kentish Express
Kentish Express is a local newspaper serving Ashford and the surrounding area in Kent, England.
- 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: Midland Transport Triple: [Irving family, businessHolding, Midland Transport]
Generated description
Midland Transport is a Canadian trucking and logistics company that operates as part of the Irving family’s diversified business empire.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Midland Transport Target entity description: Midland Transport is a Canadian trucking and logistics company that operates as part of the Irving family’s diversified business empire.
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A.
Midland Railway
Midland Railway was a major 19th- and early 20th-century British railway company that operated extensive routes across central and northern England and played a key role in the development of the UK rail network.
-
B.
Aaran Lines
Aaran Lines is a New Zealand former professional footballer and coach best known for leading the Western New York Flash in the National Women's Soccer League.
-
C.
Rhônexpress
Rhônexpress is an express tram-train service in Lyon, France, that links the city center with Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport.
-
D.
Serco Caledonian Sleepers Limited
Serco Caledonian Sleepers Limited is a UK-based rail company that operates overnight sleeper train services between London and Scotland under the Caledonian Sleeper brand.
-
E.
Kentish Express
Kentish Express is a local newspaper serving Ashford and the surrounding area in Kent, England.
- 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_69ab495e192081909c77b622e8e7e15a |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abdd1ca0248190aa15f80b2798524e |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:09 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69af98cc2d9881908556b915a1870c02 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 4:06 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69af9a0966a88190b76c50ac801438e2 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 4:11 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69af9dfac8048190be715b844eedf064 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 4:28 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:53 p.m.