A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

LEST

Mon, 10 Jun '24
In case
Tue, 16 Jan '24
For fear that
Wed, 22 Nov '23
In case
Sat, 30 Sep '23
A word before we forget?
Fri, 28 Apr '23
Cautionary conjunction
Wed, 22 Mar '23
In case
Sun, 8 Jan '23
For fear that
Tue, 16 Aug '22
In the unfortunate event that
Thu, 30 Jun '22
A word before we forget?
Sun, 13 Mar '22
In case
Wed, 24 Nov '21
Just in case
Sun, 31 Oct '21
Just in case
Wed, 21 Apr '21
Sci-fi sidekick ... or a hint to 42- and 53-Across
Sat, 3 Apr '21
Cautionary word
Thu, 25 Mar '21
Just in case
Fri, 12 Mar '21
To avoid the risk that
Sun, 10 Jan '21
In the event that