diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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--- a/Misc/NEWS
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@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ Extensions
 Library
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+- Fix functools.total_ordering() to actually work.
+
 - Issue #9572: Importlib should not raise an exception if a directory it
   thought it needed to create was done concurrently by another process.