A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MINI

Fri, 2 Aug '24
Like some fridges and doughnuts
Mon, 24 Jun '24
Bite-size, say
Sun, 8 Oct '23
Small
Thu, 5 Oct '23
Bite-size
Thu, 28 Sep '23
Skirt option
Tue, 14 Mar '23
Bite-size, say
Sun, 12 Mar '23
More than just compact
Fri, 3 Mar '23
BMW marque
Thu, 7 Apr '22
Pint-size
Sun, 20 Mar '22
Fun-size
Wed, 23 Feb '22
Pint-size
Tue, 15 Jun '21
iPad ___
Wed, 31 Mar '21
Above-the-knee skirt