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being buried
remaining unknown; being forgotten
being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
才能が埋没してしまうのは惜しい。
It's a shame for talent to go unnoticed.
遺跡が土砂に埋没していた。
The ruins were buried under sediment.
大量の情報に埋没しないよう注意する。
Be careful not to get buried in too much information.