A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

RATE

Sun, 24 Mar '24
Utility figure
Fri, 16 Feb '24
Going ___
Mon, 1 Jan '24
Fixed price
Tue, 5 Dec '23
Give stars, say
Sun, 23 Jul '23
Stack up
Sun, 18 Jun '23
Merit
Wed, 3 May '23
Figure of interest?
Sat, 25 Feb '23
Bond figure
Sun, 12 Feb '23
Acceleration, e.g.
Fri, 1 Jul '22
___ My Professors
Tue, 28 Jun '22
Tempo
Fri, 24 Jun '22
Mortgage offering
Fri, 3 Jun '22
Clip
Fri, 24 Dec '21
Calculus calculation
Sat, 6 Nov '21
Grade
Sat, 9 Oct '21
Velocity, e.g.
Sat, 10 Jul '21
Play a critical role?
Wed, 23 Jun '21
Give feedback on Yelp, maybe
Fri, 14 May '21
Grade
Fri, 26 Mar '21
Going amount