diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/README.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/README.rst
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+Put news entry ``blurb`` files for the *Build* section in this directory.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/C API/README.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/C API/README.rst
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+Put news entry ``blurb`` files for the *C API* section in this directory.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/README.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/README.rst
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+Put news entry ``blurb`` files for the *Core and Builtins* section in this directory.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/README.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/README.rst
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+Put news entry ``blurb`` files for the *Documentation* section in this directory.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/README.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/README.rst
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+Put news entry ``blurb`` files for the *IDLE* section in this directory.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/README.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/README.rst
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+Put news entry ``blurb`` files for the *Library* section in this directory.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/README.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/README.rst
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+Put news entry ``blurb`` files for the *Security* section in this directory.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/README.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/README.rst
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+Put news entry ``blurb`` files for the *Tests* section in this directory.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tools-Demos/README.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tools-Demos/README.rst
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+Put news entry ``blurb`` files for the *Tools/Demos* section in this directory.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/README.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/README.rst
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+Put news entry ``blurb`` files for the *Windows* section in this directory.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/macOS/README.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/macOS/README.rst
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+Put news entry ``blurb`` files for the *macOS* section in this directory.