A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Fri, 17 Nov '23
Make the grade?
Fri, 10 Nov '23
Rise
Fri, 27 Oct '23
Climb
Thu, 18 May '23
Be on the up and up?
Sun, 30 May '21
Scale
Sat, 15 May '21
Rise