A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

DIRT

Sun, 4 May '25
Damning info
Tue, 4 Mar '25
"Rub some ___ on it" (probably unsound medical advice)
Thu, 19 Dec '24
Illicit info
Sun, 22 Sep '24
Shoveled stuff
Sun, 21 May '23
Blackmail ammunition
Sun, 30 Apr '23
Can you dig it? Yes, you can!
Sun, 15 Jan '23
Juicy gossip
Mon, 15 Aug '22
Gossip, so to speak
Sat, 20 Nov '21
It covers a lot of ground
Tue, 11 May '21
Gossip, informally
Sun, 3 Jan '21
Gardener's supply