of all places
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—used to say that it is unusual or surprising that something happened in or is true about a particular place
She met her future husband in a grocery store, of all places.
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Very respected Jonathan Turley, Andy McCarthy, Judge David Rivkin -- a wonderful man who just passed away by the way -- Gregg Jarrett, Elie Honig -- from CNN of all places, CNN said that -- Paul Ingrassia, Alan Dershowitz.
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Abc News, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
Not unlike the emergence of an actual nightlife scene in Salt Lake City (of all places), this has been fueled by the post-pandemic, remote-working trend.
—Rob Reed, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The musician was yesterday afternoon photographed in CVS (of all places) wearing look 39 from Bottega Veneta’s pre-fall 2024 collection with leopard-print Fenty x Puma sneakers and a 22-year-old Louis Vuitton bag of Marc Jacobs’s making.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
In Las Vegas, of all places, on a Saturday night, there’ll be no shortage of opportunities to do exactly that.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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Abc News, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
Not unlike the emergence of an actual nightlife scene in Salt Lake City (of all places), this has been fueled by the post-pandemic, remote-working trend.
—Rob Reed, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The musician was yesterday afternoon photographed in CVS (of all places) wearing look 39 from Bottega Veneta’s pre-fall 2024 collection with leopard-print Fenty x Puma sneakers and a 22-year-old Louis Vuitton bag of Marc Jacobs’s making.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
In Las Vegas, of all places, on a Saturday night, there’ll be no shortage of opportunities to do exactly that.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Of all places.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20all%20places. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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