#9200: The str.is* methods now work with strings that contain non-BMP characters even in narrow Unicode builds.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index da0e67f..6673d20 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 Core and Builtins
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+- Issue #9200: The str.is* methods now work with strings that contain non-BMP
+  characters even in narrow Unicode builds.
+
 - Issue #12791: Break reference cycles early when a generator exits with
   an exception.