last but not least

Rhetoric: A possible/common pattern to arrange a speech or essay suggests putting your strongest and thus most important argument favoring your own opinion first and conclude with the weakest, thus least important argument.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlæst bʌt nɑt ˈlist/ (US)
• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑːst bʌt nɒt ˈliːst/ (UK)

• Audio (US):

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last but not least often followed by a comma

1. An expression to start the last item of a list, emphasising that while it is listed last, it is just as important as the rest of the items.
   • 2020 July 26, Louise Taylor, “Premier League 2019-20 season review: our writers’ best and worst”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     And, last but not least, Pep Guardiola’s tactical mastery shone through despite setbacks.

• and of course