Q: Sentence (1) A body of law.
Sentence (2) A body of precedents.. Word: body.
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A: the same meaning

Q: Sentence (1) They phoned hoping to place her in the management team.
Sentence (2) I placed ten dollars on the Lakers beating the Bulls.. Word: place.
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A: different meanings

Q: Sentence (1) There is little hope that the two countries will normalize relations; their governments seem to hate each other and would just as soon stay on bad terms.
Sentence (2) Normalize the spelling.. Word: normalize.
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A:
the same meaning