Triple
T21841044
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Knight Ridder |
E539252
|
entity |
| Predicate | owned |
P347
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Contra Costa Times
Contra Costa Times is a regional daily newspaper serving communities in California’s East Bay, particularly Contra Costa and surrounding counties.
|
E1503440
|
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: Contra Costa Times | Statement: [Knight Ridder, owned, Contra Costa Times]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Contra Costa Times Context triple: [Knight Ridder, owned, Contra Costa Times]
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A.
Contra Costa County Library
Contra Costa County Library is a public library system serving communities throughout Contra Costa County, California, with multiple branches and library services.
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B.
Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors is the elected governing body responsible for setting policy, passing ordinances, and overseeing county services and administration in Contra Costa County, California.
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C.
Contra Costa County
Contra Costa County is a populous county in the San Francisco Bay Area known for its suburban communities, regional parks, and role as a residential and industrial hub east of Oakland and San Francisco.
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D.
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District is a regional fire and emergency services agency in Contra Costa County, California, providing fire protection, rescue, and medical response to multiple communities in the area.
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E.
West Contra Costa County
West Contra Costa County is a subregion of Contra Costa County in the San Francisco Bay Area, encompassing several urban and suburban communities along the county’s western, bayside corridor.
- 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: Contra Costa Times Triple: [Knight Ridder, owned, Contra Costa Times]
Generated description
Contra Costa Times is a regional daily newspaper serving communities in California’s East Bay, particularly Contra Costa and surrounding counties.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Contra Costa Times Target entity description: Contra Costa Times is a regional daily newspaper serving communities in California’s East Bay, particularly Contra Costa and surrounding counties.
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A.
Contra Costa County Library
Contra Costa County Library is a public library system serving communities throughout Contra Costa County, California, with multiple branches and library services.
-
B.
Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors is the elected governing body responsible for setting policy, passing ordinances, and overseeing county services and administration in Contra Costa County, California.
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C.
Contra Costa County
Contra Costa County is a populous county in the San Francisco Bay Area known for its suburban communities, regional parks, and role as a residential and industrial hub east of Oakland and San Francisco.
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D.
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District is a regional fire and emergency services agency in Contra Costa County, California, providing fire protection, rescue, and medical response to multiple communities in the area.
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E.
West Contra Costa County
West Contra Costa County is a subregion of Contra Costa County in the San Francisco Bay Area, encompassing several urban and suburban communities along the county’s western, bayside corridor.
- 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_69e0c476c3c88190a92d08ebb59a128a |
completed | April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f0a7ab71e081908e3d3293743e6409 |
completed | April 28, 2026, 12:27 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0a45f0ded08190b17f3473ac339b01 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 10:49 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0a4682eca08190916e211b0e9e3861 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 10:51 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0a474e900c81909c5167c63509ae0a |
completed | May 17, 2026, 10:55 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:55 p.m.