Triple
T3579604
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sears Outlet |
E75767
|
entity |
| Predicate | brandSource |
P49828
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sears brands
Sears brands is the portfolio of private-label and exclusive retail brands associated with the Sears department store chain and its related outlets.
|
E370181
|
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: Sears brands | Statement: [Sears Outlet, brandSource, Sears brands]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sears brands Context triple: [Sears Outlet, brandSource, Sears brands]
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A.
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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B.
Sears Essentials
Sears Essentials was a mid-2000s big-box retail format created by Sears Holdings that combined elements of Sears department stores with Kmart-style discount and convenience merchandise.
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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.
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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E.
Sears Outlet
Sears Outlet was a chain of discount retail stores offering overstocked, discontinued, and refurbished merchandise from Sears, Roebuck & Co.
- 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: Sears brands Triple: [Sears Outlet, brandSource, Sears brands]
Generated description
Sears brands is the portfolio of private-label and exclusive retail brands associated with the Sears department store chain and its related outlets.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sears brands Target entity description: Sears brands is the portfolio of private-label and exclusive retail brands associated with the Sears department store chain and its related outlets.
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A.
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.
-
B.
Sears Essentials
Sears Essentials was a mid-2000s big-box retail format created by Sears Holdings that combined elements of Sears department stores with Kmart-style discount and convenience merchandise.
-
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.
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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E.
Sears Outlet
Sears Outlet was a chain of discount retail stores offering overstocked, discontinued, and refurbished merchandise from Sears, Roebuck & Co.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: brandSource Context triple: [Sears Outlet, brandSource, Sears brands]
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A.
referencesBrand
Indicates that one entity mentions, cites, or otherwise refers to a specific brand in its content or context.
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B.
brandFounded
Indicates that a specific brand was established or created at a particular point in time or by a particular founder or entity.
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C.
brandNameDerivedFrom
Indicates that the brand’s name is derived from, based on, or taken from another specified name or source.
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D.
brand
Indicates that one entity is the commercial brand or label under which another entity (such as a product, service, or organization) is marketed or identified.
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E.
parentBrand
Indicates that one brand is the overarching or owning brand from which another brand is derived or subordinated.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (7 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_69ad85d5e3008190bdfe0bacdd1f5a1b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adc0ffecdc8190bf01c8ba90e3733e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:33 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b3bbc6bc948190a517639f5d79c0a3 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 7:24 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b3bc93f93c8190a23301340b08d76b |
completed | March 13, 2026, 7:28 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b3f8033cd481909bc0e24fd9d86831 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 11:41 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69adb83810c481909c645c08b978edc1 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:56 p.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69adb8e4ba948190a9b777cf7f788b96 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:59 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:21 p.m.