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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But here’s a burning question, why did Cleveland become the butt of a zinger of a gag in Milwaukee’s Bay View, of all places?
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Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
Some towns, though, are best reached by cruise ship — and Minnesota, of all places, has one of the country’s finest small-town ports.
—Sarah Cahalan, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2024
The pork ribs reminded me of the version from one of my favorite Cantonese restaurants (in Melbourne of all places, but that's another story).
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2024
Actually, the answer lies in Wisconsin of all places.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 24 July 2024
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Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
Some towns, though, are best reached by cruise ship — and Minnesota, of all places, has one of the country’s finest small-town ports.
—Sarah Cahalan, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2024
The pork ribs reminded me of the version from one of my favorite Cantonese restaurants (in Melbourne of all places, but that's another story).
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2024
Actually, the answer lies in Wisconsin of all places.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 24 July 2024
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