A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Fri, 30 May '25
Tennis's U.S. Open is played on it
Sun, 23 Mar '25
Summer setting in Somerset, for short
Tue, 31 Dec '24
Summer setting in D.C.
Thu, 21 Mar '24
Summer setting in D.C., for short
Tue, 4 Jul '23
Summer setting in N.Y.C.
Fri, 12 May '23
Appalachian spring hrs.
Mon, 6 Mar '23
Summer hrs. in D.C.
Wed, 25 Jan '23
Summer setting in Mass.
Wed, 28 Dec '22
Summer hrs. in Pittsburgh
Thu, 24 Mar '22
Summer setting for Toronto: Abbr.
Wed, 6 Oct '21
Summer setting for N.Y.C.
Sun, 29 Aug '21
Setting for Mets games: Abbr.