A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

AVERS

Sat, 25 Oct '25
Maintains
Fri, 27 Dec '24
Claims
Sun, 14 May '23
Declares confidently
Sun, 30 Oct '22
Forthrightly asserts
Sun, 6 Feb '22
Affirms
Sat, 12 Jun '21
Maintains
Wed, 30 Dec '20
Declares