Triple
T4225663
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | R. L. Thornton |
E94451
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entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Mercantile National Bank at Dallas
Mercantile National Bank at Dallas was a prominent Dallas financial institution known for its significant role in the city’s mid-20th-century commercial growth and leadership under banker and civic leader R. L. Thornton.
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E423029
|
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: Mercantile National Bank at Dallas | Statement: [R. L. Thornton, employer, Mercantile National Bank at Dallas]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mercantile National Bank at Dallas Context triple: [R. L. Thornton, employer, Mercantile National Bank at Dallas]
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A.
Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas is a regional wholesale bank within the Federal Home Loan Bank System that provides funding and liquidity to member financial institutions in the U.S. South to support housing finance and community development.
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B.
Bank of America Tower (Fort Worth)
Bank of America Tower (Fort Worth) is a prominent modern office skyscraper that serves as one of the key high-rise landmarks defining the skyline of Fort Worth, Texas.
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C.
Dallas Cotton Exchange Building
The Dallas Cotton Exchange Building is a historic commercial structure in downtown Dallas, Texas, associated with the city’s early 20th-century cotton trade and designed by prominent architect George L. Dahl.
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D.
Third National Bank
Third National Bank was a predecessor financial institution that eventually became part of what is now known as Fifth Third Bank.
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E.
First National Bank
First National Bank is a major South African financial institution offering a wide range of banking and financial services to individuals and businesses.
- 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: Mercantile National Bank at Dallas Triple: [R. L. Thornton, employer, Mercantile National Bank at Dallas]
Generated description
Mercantile National Bank at Dallas was a prominent Dallas financial institution known for its significant role in the city’s mid-20th-century commercial growth and leadership under banker and civic leader R. L. Thornton.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mercantile National Bank at Dallas Target entity description: Mercantile National Bank at Dallas was a prominent Dallas financial institution known for its significant role in the city’s mid-20th-century commercial growth and leadership under banker and civic leader R. L. Thornton.
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A.
Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas is a regional wholesale bank within the Federal Home Loan Bank System that provides funding and liquidity to member financial institutions in the U.S. South to support housing finance and community development.
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B.
Bank of America Tower (Fort Worth)
Bank of America Tower (Fort Worth) is a prominent modern office skyscraper that serves as one of the key high-rise landmarks defining the skyline of Fort Worth, Texas.
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C.
Dallas Cotton Exchange Building
The Dallas Cotton Exchange Building is a historic commercial structure in downtown Dallas, Texas, associated with the city’s early 20th-century cotton trade and designed by prominent architect George L. Dahl.
-
D.
Third National Bank
Third National Bank was a predecessor financial institution that eventually became part of what is now known as Fifth Third Bank.
-
E.
First National Bank
First National Bank is a major South African financial institution offering a wide range of banking and financial services to individuals and businesses.
- 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_69b3453700a08190ae88792e3dc63207 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b34e4d32d481909df7b18f502945b8 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:37 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b59647bd948190afc168ba1057a52f |
completed | March 14, 2026, 5:09 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5a42559b48190a2c257a85e30aaac |
completed | March 14, 2026, 6:08 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5a4b605788190a099cc14d4a53f8f |
completed | March 14, 2026, 6:11 p.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:04 p.m.