In this task, you are given two sentences in the English language (Sentence 1 and Sentence 2). Your task is to identify the connecting word between the two sentences.

[EX Q]: Sentence 1:Jack , Sawyer , Kate , and Hurley regroup at a nearby beach , and mourn those who died . Sentence 2:Meanwhile , at the docks , the Man in Black tells Claire that the sub has sunk and there are survivors .
[EX A]: meanwhile

[EX Q]: Sentence 1:This contributed to a 50 - year industrial decline in the former three regions from which they have not yet recovered . Sentence 2:Meanwhile , large numbers of workers moved South to seek employment with defense firms .
[EX A]: meanwhile

[EX Q]: Sentence 1:The Royal Theatre scheduled the opera even before it was finished . Sentence 2:In fact , Nielsen only completed the overture on 3 November , a week before the opera 's premiere .
[EX A]:
in fact