A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

CAN

Wed, 11 Sep '24
Soup container
Sun, 11 Aug '24
When doubled, a dance
Mon, 1 Jul '24
Aluminum recyclable
Thu, 21 Mar '24
Tennis ball container
Sat, 30 Dec '23
Boot
Thu, 15 Jun '23
Has the wherewithal
Wed, 28 Sep '22
Six-pack unit
Tue, 8 Feb '22
Certain recyclable
Mon, 15 Nov '21
"No ___ do!"
Wed, 6 Oct '21
Pokey
Tue, 31 Aug '21
Pink-slip
Tue, 18 May '21
Soup container
Sun, 21 Feb '21
Food pantry donation
Thu, 11 Feb '21
Let go
Sun, 3 Jan '21
Common food drive donation