A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

CAN

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