Triple
T3543645
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sears Holdings Corporation |
E74943
|
entity |
| Predicate | operatedChain |
P48788
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Sears Grand |
E75240
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Sears Grand | Statement: [Sears Holdings Corporation, operatedChain, Sears Grand]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sears Grand Context triple: [Sears Holdings Corporation, operatedChain, Sears Grand]
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A.
Sears Grand
chosen
Sears Grand was a big-box retail store format developed by Sears, Roebuck & Co. that combined traditional department store merchandise with a broader selection of general goods in a single large-format location.
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B.
Sears Outlet
Sears Outlet was a chain of discount retail stores offering overstocked, discontinued, and refurbished merchandise from Sears, Roebuck & Co.
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C.
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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D.
Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Sears, Roebuck & Co. was a major American retail company and mail-order catalog pioneer that became one of the largest and most influential department store chains in the United States.
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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.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: operatedChain Context triple: [Sears Holdings Corporation, operatedChain, Sears Grand]
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A.
operatedAs
Indicates that an entity functioned or was used in the capacity, role, or identity of another entity for some period of time.
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B.
operatedAmong
Indicates that an entity carried out operations or activities within, or in coordination with, a specified group, set, or collection of other entities.
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C.
operatesBy
Indicates that an entity performs its function, action, or process through the use or application of another entity (e.g., a method, mechanism, or principle).
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D.
operatedThrough
Indicates that an action, process, or influence is carried out or mediated via a particular intermediary, channel, or mechanism.
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E.
operatedWith
Indicates that an entity performed an action, function, or process using a specified tool, method, or instrument.
- 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_69ad85d274cc8190ab59c97298a1cfbf |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adbf752dd481909226044ffe595338 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:27 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b38bdd0cb4819086119b54c2708850 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 4 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69adae15749881909b847c6ca73c934e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:12 p.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69adb0a11a1c8190baa8c0eb87ad259a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:23 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:20 p.m.