of all places
idiom
—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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Curiously, at the top of that list is the dishwasher of all places.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
And a summit in the US state of Alaska, of all places, is red meat to resurgent Russian nationalists who still bluster about the territory being rightfully theirs.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
The New York City Department of Transportation issued warnings about fake QR codes appearing on parking meters of all places.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Actually, the answer lies in Wisconsin of all places.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 29 July 2025
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
And a summit in the US state of Alaska, of all places, is red meat to resurgent Russian nationalists who still bluster about the territory being rightfully theirs.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
The New York City Department of Transportation issued warnings about fake QR codes appearing on parking meters of all places.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Actually, the answer lies in Wisconsin of all places.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 29 July 2025
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“Of all places.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20all%20places. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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