Question: Sentence 1: The fabric of our lives.
Sentence 2: The fabric of the universe.
Does fabric mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer: the same meaning

Question: Sentence 1: A multinational operation.
Sentence 2: They had to consolidate their operations.
Does operation mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer: the same meaning

Question: Sentence 1: The trapped miners found a pocket of air.
Sentence 2: They dipped into the taxpayers' pockets.
Does pocket mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer:
different meanings