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They mean "overlooked by the New York Times obituary section", not overlooked by society in general. It's part of a series where they go back and write obituari

They mean "overlooked by the New York Times obituary section", not overlooked by society in general. It's part of a series where they go back and write obituaries for people who didn't get one written at the time of their death.

jacquesm 3y ago
I think they have their work cut out for them then, if they've managed to get as far as WWII resistance people from NL there's a couple of million more pages to be filled.
- areoform 3y ago
  Then it's good that they've started! The ocean is large, but we can drain it drop by drop.