A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

AFEW

Wed, 13 Mar '24
Several
Sat, 12 Aug '23
Some
Thu, 25 May '23
Not too many
Mon, 16 May '22
Not very many
Sat, 5 Jun '21
Not lots
Sun, 23 May '21
Hardly any
Thu, 11 Feb '21
Some