A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Fri, 15 Aug '25
Office program
Thu, 17 Jul '25
Microsoft offering whose name sounds like two letters of the alphabet
Sun, 23 Feb '25
Google Sheets alternative
Wed, 7 Dec '22
Get all A's, say
Sun, 25 Apr '21
Distinguish oneself
Sun, 11 Apr '21
Shine