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pseudo-event

(so͞oˈdō-ĭ-vĕntˌ)

noun
Informal

An event that has been caused to occur or staged to engender press coverage and public interest: “Polls have become the quintessential pseudo-events of the preprimary campaign” (Edward M. Kennedy).

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