of all things

1. From all the possibilities, as in I said I'd help in any way I can, and of all things they want me to handle publicity. This term, generally expressing surprise, was first recorded in 1925.

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For example, while still a young child, she saw the movie “Lost Horizons” and became entranced by Tibet and the teachings of Buddhism — “an awareness of the interconnectedness of all things.”

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The beginning of all things may be difficult, but the path to further gains looks less arduous.

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Yet there is also the Chinese proverb ‘the beginning of all things is difficult.’

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On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel talks to House Speaker Mike Johnson about the closure calculations of Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries, why he hasn’t yet sworn in Arizona’s Adelita Grijalva, and the likelihood that the shutdown could soon grow painful for far more Americans—as more flights are delayed, troops miss paychecks, and the feds run out of money for programs like the Women’s, Infants and Children supplement.

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Directed by the sly sorcerer of all things weird, Yorgos Lanthimos, this powerful satirical fable is a refreshing take on the alien-attack movie.

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