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@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ Julia v1.7 Release Notes
 New language features
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 * `count` and `findall` now accept an `AbstractChar` argument to search for a character in a string ([#38675]).
-* `escape_string` can now receive a collection of characters in the keyword
-  `keep` that are to be kept as they are. ([#38597])
 
 Language changes
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@@ -42,6 +40,8 @@ Standard library changes
 
 * `islowercase` and `isuppercase` are now compliant with the Unicode lower/uppercase categories ([#38574]).
 * `iseven` and `isodd` functions now support non-`Integer` numeric types ([#38976]).
+* `escape_string` can now receive a collection of characters in the keyword
+  `keep` that are to be kept as they are. ([#38597]).
 
 #### Package Manager