heaven knows
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Secretive politicians predate the smartphone age, heaven knows, as do many who employ baroque means to conceal their words and actions from the voters they serve.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 16, 2022
Little bits of Mahler and Mahler-like music emerge out of heaven knows what kind of mixed-up soup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2022
Yasmin Khan's lemony, minty, olive-y version is the ideal meal for those nights you don't feel like turning on the oven, and heaven knows those don't just roll around in the summertime.
From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2021
After heaven knows how long, they made their way home, with George driving “at no more than 10 miles an hour” all the way back to Esher.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 28, 2020
Then, heaven knows from what quarter of the world, fatality brought in Odysseus to the swineherd’s wood far up the island.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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