A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

GUM

Sun, 28 Apr '24
Grocery checkout staple
Fri, 7 Jul '23
Block from working, with "up"
Wed, 16 Nov '22
What might accompany a baseball card
Mon, 23 May '22
Product that's often mint-flavored
Tue, 4 May '21
Wrigley's product