QUES: That fire , the largest wildfire in state history , charred 469,000 acres and destroyed 491 homes in surrounding communities .

That fire devastated timber on the reservation , while charring 469,000 acres and destroying 491 homes in surrounding communities .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: no

QUES: United already has paid the city $ 34 million in penalties for not meeting the first round of employment targets .

United has paid $ 34 million in penalties for failing to meet employment targets .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: yes

QUES: " This man gambled with our lives and we , the passengers , lost , " said Andres Rivera Jr . , who was also on the bus .

" This man gambled with our lives and we , the passengers , lost , " said passenger Andres Rivera Jr . , whose 15-year-old niece , Jazmine Santiago , was killed .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS:
no