Tens of thousands fled by boat from Hue, many drowning in the attempt, and by the end of March a million refugees—soldiers, civilians, whole extended families—were clogging Route 7B, a major highway, trying to get farther south.
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Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
More than 12 million have had to flee their homes, earning Sudan the unfortunate privilege of having the world’s worst displacement crisis.
Gilchrist replies, his voice brightening the way an ancient sun suddenly burns through an evanescing cloud.
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Chris Richards,
Washington Post,
7 June 2023
Monkfish in a gripping mussel broth found its voice in between sips of an off-dry Alsatian pinot gris, its honeyed sweetness just evanescing off the brine of the seafood.
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