diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Library
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 - Issue #7995: When calling accept() on a socket with a timeout, the returned
-  socket is now always non-blocking, regardless of the operating system.
+  socket is now always blocking, regardless of the operating system.
 
 - Issue #10756: atexit normalizes the exception before displaying it. Patch by
   Andreas Stührk.