Triple

T6472705

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Ground-based Midcourse Defense	`E145992`	entity
Predicate	defendedAsset	`P26862`	FINISHED
Object	continental United States	`E2446`	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: continental United States | Statement: [Ground-based Midcourse Defense, defendedAsset, continental United States]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: continental United States
Context triple: [Ground-based Midcourse Defense, defendedAsset, continental United States]

A. contiguous United States chosen
The contiguous United States refers to the 48 adjoining U.S. states and the District of Columbia on the North American mainland, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
B. Interior United States
The Interior United States refers to the inland regions of the country away from coastal areas, encompassing much of the central and midcontinental states.
C. America
"America" is a seminal and politically charged Judge Dredd storyline that explores themes of democracy, authoritarianism, and personal freedom within the dystopian world of Mega-City One.
D. America
America is the landmass in the Western Hemisphere comprising the continents of North and South America, widely recognized for its vast geographic, cultural, and political diversity.
E. America
"America" is a lively, satirical musical number from *West Side Story* that contrasts the promises and prejudices of life in the United States as debated by Puerto Rican immigrants.
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: defendedAsset
Context triple: [Ground-based Midcourse Defense, defendedAsset, continental United States]

A. defendedAs
Indicates that one entity is presented, argued, or justified as being equivalent to or serving the role of another entity in a defensive or protective context.
B. defends
Indicates that one entity protects or supports another entity against attack, criticism, or harm.
C. canBeDefendedIn
Indicates that something (such as a claim, action, or position) is capable of being justified or supported within a specified context, forum, or framework.
D. protectedAsset chosen
Indicates that one entity serves as a safeguarded or defended resource in relation to another entity.
E. defenderIn
Indicates that an entity serves as a defensive agent or protector within a specified context, situation, or domain.
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_69c008fec7408190af7b146dc63d9750`	completed	March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69c06a3188488190a1b7452ede91ba5e`	completed	March 22, 2026, 10:16 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69c6539fe1e08190ae0004ed2113e319`	completed	March 27, 2026, 9:53 a.m.
PD	Predicate disambiguation	`batch_69c0673d46a08190bc8bcd29f9555fe7`	completed	March 22, 2026, 10:03 p.m.

Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:50 p.m.