Triple
T92662
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Portland Thorns FC |
E1862
|
entity |
| Predicate | previousOwner |
P347
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Merritt Paulson
Merritt Paulson is an American sports executive best known for owning and leading Portland’s professional soccer clubs, including the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer and the Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League.
|
E58007
|
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: Merritt Paulson | Statement: [Portland Thorns FC, previousOwner, Merritt Paulson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merritt Paulson Context triple: [Portland Thorns FC, previousOwner, Merritt Paulson]
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A.
Allan Hoover
Allan Hoover was an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the son of U.S. President Herbert Hoover and for his work preserving his father's legacy.
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B.
Mel Daniels
Mel Daniels was an American professional basketball center best known as a dominant force in the ABA, where he won multiple MVP awards and championships with the Indiana Pacers.
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C.
Perry King
Perry King is an American actor best known for his roles in films like "The Lords of Flatbush" and the television series "Riptide."
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D.
Rod Gilbert
Rod Gilbert was a Canadian Hall of Fame right winger best known as one of the greatest players in New York Rangers history.
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E.
Andrew Heiskell
Andrew Heiskell was an American publishing executive and philanthropist best known as a longtime leader of Time Inc. and a prominent figure in New York’s cultural and civic life.
- 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: Merritt Paulson Triple: [Portland Thorns FC, previousOwner, Merritt Paulson]
Generated description
Merritt Paulson is an American sports executive best known for owning and leading Portland’s professional soccer clubs, including the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer and the Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merritt Paulson Target entity description: Merritt Paulson is an American sports executive best known for owning and leading Portland’s professional soccer clubs, including the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer and the Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League.
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A.
Allan Hoover
Allan Hoover was an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the son of U.S. President Herbert Hoover and for his work preserving his father's legacy.
-
B.
Mel Daniels
Mel Daniels was an American professional basketball center best known as a dominant force in the ABA, where he won multiple MVP awards and championships with the Indiana Pacers.
-
C.
Perry King
Perry King is an American actor best known for his roles in films like "The Lords of Flatbush" and the television series "Riptide."
-
D.
Rod Gilbert
Rod Gilbert was a Canadian Hall of Fame right winger best known as one of the greatest players in New York Rangers history.
-
E.
Andrew Heiskell
Andrew Heiskell was an American publishing executive and philanthropist best known as a longtime leader of Time Inc. and a prominent figure in New York’s cultural and civic life.
- 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_69a24d1a97dc819094e6c021fe9b05a7 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:04 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24faa6d608190920c8fc144e85e21 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:15 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a4528b7dac819093c2b728ba89b286 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 2:51 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a45336dfc48190aaf582c5dac82491 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 2:54 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a4538139bc819092cfe5ed6637953d |
completed | March 1, 2026, 2:56 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:07 a.m.