Triple

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Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject McGraw E110537 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object Sam McGraw
Sam McGraw is a person who shares the McGraw surname, though no widely recognized public figure by this exact name is well-documented.
 E480136 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Sam McGraw | Statement: [McGraw, hasNotableBearer, Sam McGraw]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Sam McGraw
Context triple: [McGraw, hasNotableBearer, Sam McGraw]
  • A. Don Gibbs
    Don Gibbs is an architect known for designing the Walter Pyramid, a prominent multi-purpose arena at California State University, Long Beach.
  • B. Don Gibson
    Don Gibson was an influential American country music singer-songwriter known for classics like "Oh Lonesome Me" and "I Can't Stop Loving You."
  • C. B.J. Thomas
    B.J. Thomas was an American pop and country singer best known for hits like "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" and "Hooked on a Feeling."
  • D. Roger Miller
    Roger Miller was an American country music singer-songwriter and humorist best known for hits like "King of the Road" and his whimsical contributions to film soundtracks.
  • E. Eddy Arnold
    Eddy Arnold was an influential American country music singer and songwriter whose smooth style and crossover hits helped popularize the Nashville sound in the mid-20th century.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Sam McGraw
Target entity description: Sam McGraw is a person who shares the McGraw surname, though no widely recognized public figure by this exact name is well-documented.
  • A. Don Gibbs
    Don Gibbs is an architect known for designing the Walter Pyramid, a prominent multi-purpose arena at California State University, Long Beach.
  • B. Don Gibson
    Don Gibson was an influential American country music singer-songwriter known for classics like "Oh Lonesome Me" and "I Can't Stop Loving You."
  • C. B.J. Thomas
    B.J. Thomas was an American pop and country singer best known for hits like "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" and "Hooked on a Feeling."
  • D. Roger Miller
    Roger Miller was an American country music singer-songwriter and humorist best known for hits like "King of the Road" and his whimsical contributions to film soundtracks.
  • E. Eddy Arnold
    Eddy Arnold was an influential American country music singer and songwriter whose smooth style and crossover hits helped popularize the Nashville sound in the mid-20th century.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Sam McGraw
Triple: [McGraw, hasNotableBearer, Sam McGraw]
Generated description
Sam McGraw is a person who shares the McGraw surname, though no widely recognized public figure by this exact name is well-documented.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69bd4413f9908190afcff44d7929cc4c elicitation completed
NER batch_69bd6ffeb86c8190a2fabe1ae1d54118 ner completed
NED1 batch_69be77a6e1648190921487e3d81441b3 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69be7892b34c819095100b14a80d6fa4 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69be78292a988190ba51886095629b9c nedg completed
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:30 p.m.