#9418: first step of moving private string methods to _string module.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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 Core and Builtins
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+- Issue #9418: Moved private string methods ``_formatter_parser`` and
+  ``_formatter_field_name_split`` into a new ``_string`` module.
+
 - Issue #9992: Remove PYTHONFSENCODING environment variable.
 
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