Triple
T3543655
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sears Holdings Corporation |
E74943
|
entity |
| Predicate | predecessor |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Kmart Corporation |
E74427
|
NE FINISHED |
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: Kmart Corporation | Statement: [Sears Holdings Corporation, predecessor, Kmart Corporation]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kmart Corporation Context triple: [Sears Holdings Corporation, predecessor, Kmart Corporation]
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A.
Kmart Corporation
chosen
Kmart Corporation is a U.S.-based discount retail chain that became part of Sears Holdings after merging with Sears, Roebuck & Co.
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B.
Target Corporation
Target Corporation is a major American big-box retail chain known for its broad selection of affordable, stylish merchandise and nationwide presence.
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C.
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.
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D.
J. C. Penney
J. C. Penney was an American businessman and entrepreneur best known as the founder of the JCPenney department store chain.
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E.
Walmart Inc.
Walmart Inc. is a multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores and is one of the world’s largest companies by revenue.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69b4cdd2715c81908250bb2925de8e1f |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:54 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:20 p.m.