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 n.— «The suit also alleges city officials told family members that tiny debris siftings believed to contain victims’ ashen remains were being kept separate from the rest of the debris that was sorted at Fresh Kills, but the plaintiffs later learned these “fines,” as they are called, had in fact been dumped into the landfill with no plan for removal.» —“The Remains Of Fresh Kills” by Joe Pompeo New York Press May 9, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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