A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

JEDI

Thu, 5 Mar '26
User of the Force
Mon, 2 Feb '26
___ Knight ("Star Wars" fighter)
Thu, 9 Jan '25
Knight of film
Sat, 29 Apr '23
Subject of a much-anticipated "return" in 1983
Thu, 23 Jun '22
Force-ful character
Tue, 1 Jun '21
User of the Force