A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SAVE

Mon, 22 Jan '24
Put money in the bank
Wed, 6 Dec '23
Hang on to
Fri, 10 Nov '23
Reserve
Sun, 9 Apr '23
Except
Tue, 17 Jan '23
Command-S, on a Mac
Fri, 6 Jan '23
Hold on to
Wed, 19 Oct '22
Relief pitcher's success
Sun, 14 Aug '22
Except for
Tue, 8 Jun '21
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