Triple
T17238098
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | McCarthy Building Companies |
E418415
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Timothy McCarthy
Timothy McCarthy is an American businessman and construction industry leader best known as the founder of McCarthy Building Companies, one of the oldest and largest commercial construction firms in the United States.
|
E1303186
|
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: Timothy McCarthy | Statement: [McCarthy Building Companies, foundedBy, Timothy McCarthy]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Timothy McCarthy Context triple: [McCarthy Building Companies, foundedBy, Timothy McCarthy]
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A.
Timothy Corrigan
Timothy Corrigan is a prominent American interior designer and author known for his elegant, European-influenced style and high-profile residential projects worldwide.
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B.
Michael McCusker
Michael McCusker is an American film editor known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the thriller "The Girl on the Train" (2016).
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C.
Timothy O'Leary
Timothy O'Leary is a relatively obscure individual whose name is notably shared with the more widely recognized cultural figure Timothy Leary, though specific distinguishing details about him are not well documented.
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D.
Michael O’Rourke
Michael O’Rourke is best known as the father of the late child actress Heather O’Rourke, who starred in the "Poltergeist" film series.
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E.
Michael O’Rourke
Michael O’Rourke is an Irish media entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the international sports television network Setanta Sports.
- 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: Timothy McCarthy Triple: [McCarthy Building Companies, foundedBy, Timothy McCarthy]
Generated description
Timothy McCarthy is an American businessman and construction industry leader best known as the founder of McCarthy Building Companies, one of the oldest and largest commercial construction firms in the United States.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Timothy McCarthy Target entity description: Timothy McCarthy is an American businessman and construction industry leader best known as the founder of McCarthy Building Companies, one of the oldest and largest commercial construction firms in the United States.
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A.
Timothy Corrigan
Timothy Corrigan is a prominent American interior designer and author known for his elegant, European-influenced style and high-profile residential projects worldwide.
-
B.
Michael McCusker
Michael McCusker is an American film editor known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the thriller "The Girl on the Train" (2016).
-
C.
Timothy O'Leary
Timothy O'Leary is a relatively obscure individual whose name is notably shared with the more widely recognized cultural figure Timothy Leary, though specific distinguishing details about him are not well documented.
-
D.
Michael O’Rourke
Michael O’Rourke is best known as the father of the late child actress Heather O’Rourke, who starred in the "Poltergeist" film series.
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E.
Michael O’Rourke
Michael O’Rourke is an Irish media entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the international sports television network Setanta Sports.
- 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_69d886d8e96081909870bff6c3d0bf09 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e42dfcf2608190b6935b79ea2ae946 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 1:21 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a034996dbf48190a2615ca0dc242733 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 3:39 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a034c04b0a48190bb3996dd1a0872d2 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 3:49 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a034ccc5a8081908f388c68ad205374 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 3:52 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:39 a.m.