A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Sun, 28 Apr '24
Steely Dan hit that charted for 19 straight weeks
Thu, 7 Mar '24
Throw
Sun, 25 Feb '24
Cribbage marker
Sun, 12 Mar '23
Brit's clothespin
Sun, 1 Jan '23
Cribbage marker
Wed, 13 Jul '22
Cribbage score keeper
Sat, 5 Jun '21
Marker in the game Battleship