diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 1928c9b49c5..f8496f9779b 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ You can remove this query in two ways: either removing
 `process-kill-buffer-query-function' from `kill-buffer-query-functions' or
 setting the appropriate process flag with `set-process-query-on-exit-flag'.
 
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 ** If `select-active-regions' is t, any active region automatically
 becomes the primary selection (for interaction with other window
 applications).  If you enable this, you might want to bind