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nine days’ wonder

nine days' won·der (plural nine days' won·ders) or nine day won·der (plural nine day won·ders)


noun 
Definition:
 
something temporarily famous: something that, or somebody who, briefly arouses great interest or excitement but is soon forgotten again

[Refers to Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554), who was proclaimed queen of England in 1553 but was deposed after nine days and subsequently beheaded]
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