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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The first official glimpse of the Chevrolet Corvette’s future is coming from overseas of all places.
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2025
The first confirmation of this seemed to be through the new Nintendo news app, of all places, something Nintendo wants everyone to download.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Case in point: Redditors claim local contestant recruitment happened on LinkedIn, of all places!
—Tyler Buchanan, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Soto took $765 million to move to Queens, of all places.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2025
The first confirmation of this seemed to be through the new Nintendo news app, of all places, something Nintendo wants everyone to download.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Case in point: Redditors claim local contestant recruitment happened on LinkedIn, of all places!
—Tyler Buchanan, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Soto took $765 million to move to Queens, of all places.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Of all places.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20all%20places. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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