Triple
T3907594
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Central Vermont Railway |
E87239
|
entity |
| Predicate | operatedAcrossBorder |
P13760
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Canada–United States border |
E131553
|
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: Canada–United States border | Statement: [Central Vermont Railway, operatedAcrossBorder, Canada–United States border]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Canada–United States border Context triple: [Central Vermont Railway, operatedAcrossBorder, Canada–United States border]
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A.
Canada–United States border
chosen
The Canada–United States border is the world’s longest international land boundary, separating Canada and the United States across diverse terrains from the Atlantic to the Pacific and Arctic Oceans.
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B.
Canada–United States border region
The Canada–United States border region is the extensive transboundary area where the two countries meet, encompassing shared ecosystems, waterways, and communities that require coordinated environmental and policy management.
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C.
U.S.–Mexico border
The U.S.–Mexico border is the international boundary separating the United States and Mexico, stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico and serving as a major focal point for migration, trade, and security issues.
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D.
Quebec–Ontario border
The Quebec–Ontario border is the interprovincial boundary in Canada separating the predominantly French-speaking province of Quebec from the predominantly English-speaking province of Ontario, running from the Ottawa River region northward through sparsely populated boreal and subarctic areas.
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E.
Van Buren–Saint-Léonard Border Crossing
The Van Buren–Saint-Léonard Border Crossing is an international crossing over the Saint John River connecting Van Buren, Maine, in the United States with Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick, in Canada.
- 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: operatedAcrossBorder Context triple: [Central Vermont Railway, operatedAcrossBorder, Canada–United States border]
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A.
hasBorderCrossing
Indicates that there exists a point or facility where movement or transit is possible between the boundaries of two adjacent regions or jurisdictions.
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B.
crossBorderRegion
Indicates a region that spans or intersects the boundary between two or more distinct territorial or jurisdictional areas.
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C.
crossesBorderOf
chosen
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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D.
hasBorderCrossingFunction
Indicates that an entity serves as a location or facility where people, goods, or vehicles can legally cross a border between jurisdictions.
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E.
hasCrossBorderManagement
Indicates that an entity exercises management or control over operations, assets, or activities that extend across national borders.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69aed9424514819086e9c58adde6652d |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aef1abe2dc81909c18aeae9b286898 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b51caf41c881909c5156480b46e794 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 8:30 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69aee75cff148190b6d5979d17fae085 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 3:29 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:22 p.m.