diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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--- a/Misc/NEWS
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@@ -423,6 +423,12 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
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+- Issue #7246 & Issue #7208: getpass now properly flushes input before
+  reading from stdin so that existing input does not confuse it and
+  lead to incorrect entry or an IOError.  It also properly flushes it
+  afterwards to avoid the terminal echoing the input afterwards on
+  OSes such as Solaris.
+
 - Issue #7233: Fix a number of two-argument Decimal methods to make
   sure that they accept an int or long as the second argument.  Also
   fix buggy handling of large arguments (those with coefficient longer