Question: Sentence 1: Waiter, please bring me a single malt whiskey.
Sentence 2: This brings me to the main point.
Does bring mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer: the same meaning

Question: Sentence 1: While there's life there's hope.
Sentence 2: He gave up on life.
Does life mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer: the same meaning

Question: Sentence 1: They funded research and development.
Sentence 2: He congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency.
Does development mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer:
the same meaning