--- a/NEWS Thu Jan 23 13:42:58 2025 +0100
+++ b/NEWS Fri Jan 24 10:22:17 2025 +0100
@@ -324,6 +324,10 @@
Variable.variant_names or Variable.focus_params, instead of
Logic.goal_params etc.
+* Antiquotation \<^instantiate>\<open>(no_beta) x = t in \<dots>\<close> is like
+\<^instantiate>\<open>x = t in \<dots>\<close>, but without implicit beta-normalization.
+This is occasionally useful for low-level applications.
+
* Antiquotation \<^bundle>\<open>name\<close> inlines a formally checked bundle name.
* The new operation Pattern.rewrite_term_yoyo alternates top-down,