Triple
T6709483
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mel Lastman |
E153094
|
entity |
| Predicate | founded |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Bad Boy Furniture chain |
E613835
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Bad Boy Furniture chain | Statement: [Mel Lastman, founded, Bad Boy Furniture chain]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bad Boy Furniture chain Context triple: [Mel Lastman, founded, Bad Boy Furniture chain]
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A.
Bad Boy Furniture chain
chosen
Bad Boy Furniture chain is a Canadian retail furniture and appliance chain best known for its flamboyant advertising and association with former Toronto mayor Mel Lastman.
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B.
Bob’s Discount Furniture
Bob’s Discount Furniture is an American furniture retail chain known for offering affordable home furnishings and mattresses through large showroom-style stores.
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C.
Furniture City
Furniture City is a nickname for Grand Rapids, Michigan, reflecting its historic prominence as a major center of American furniture manufacturing.
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D.
Nebraska Furniture Mart
Nebraska Furniture Mart is a large American home furnishings retailer known for its massive showrooms and wide selection of furniture, appliances, electronics, and home décor.
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E.
Booker Wholesale
Booker Wholesale is a major UK cash-and-carry and foodservice wholesaler supplying retailers, caterers, and small businesses with a wide range of grocery and related products.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69c68808d8d8819087369015270788fe |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6d105b49c8190932246a727e2c513 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 6:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c70af6d1608190887c5d9f94ffe9fa |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:55 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:06 p.m.