A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ORIENT

Sun, 22 Dec '24
Get acclimated
Mon, 2 Dec '24
"Murder on the ___ Express" (Agatha Christie mystery)
Sun, 8 Sep '24
Give the lay of the land
Fri, 24 May '24
Acclimatize
Tue, 21 Feb '23
Get situated
Sat, 9 Oct '21
Place
Wed, 18 Aug '21
Get situated
Sat, 17 Jul '21
Position
Sun, 25 Apr '21
Set straight