A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Wed, 14 Dec '22
"It was all a ___"
Thu, 20 Oct '22
Portrait mode feature
Wed, 31 Aug '22
Busy day, in retrospect
Fri, 26 Aug '22
Zoom call background effect
Fri, 22 Jul '22
Motion picture?
Fri, 29 Apr '22
Haze
Sun, 16 May '21
Photo mishap