Question: Here is one sentence: Used her parents' influence to get the job.
Here is another sentence: She was the most important influence in my life.
Does the influence mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: The photo is a little dark in that area.
Here is another sentence: The area of a rectangle.
Does the area mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: His instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set.
Here is another sentence: A set of tools.
Does the set mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: These bonds carry warrants.
Here is another sentence: All major networks carried the press conference.
Does the carry mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer:
different meanings