A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Wed, 11 Jan '23
Difficult, unfun chore
Thu, 26 May '22
Hardly a jaunt
Sun, 17 Apr '22
Plod perseveringly
Fri, 5 Nov '21
This is taking fore-e-ever
Sun, 30 May '21
Grind
Mon, 11 Jan '21
Trudge