diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 4bb3e5cf086..c8c8c61fc42 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ converts whitespace around point to N spaces.
 ** New commands to operate on pairs of open and close characters:
 `insert-pair', `delete-pair', `raise-sexp'.
 
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 ** New command `kill-whole-line' kills an entire line at once.
 By default, it is bound to C-S-<backspace>.