A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SALES

Sun, 31 Mar '24
Certain corporate department
Thu, 12 Oct '23
Good field for a smooth talker
Thu, 3 Nov '22
What good pitches often result in
Wed, 29 Dec '21
Retail figure
Sun, 30 May '21
Some after-Christmas announcements
Thu, 25 Feb '21
Closer's specialty