I haven't seen her in three days.

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lagoo

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1) I haven't seen her in three days.
2) I haven't seen her for three days.

I understand 2) very well. But I'm got confused about sentence (1).
What does the time clause in three days mean there?
 
They mean the same thing. But in other contexts "in three days" means something else.
 
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