A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

BAIL

Fri, 25 Oct '24
Flake
Tue, 17 Sep '24
Abandon one's social plans
Thu, 18 Jul '24
Back out unexpectedly
Sun, 17 Mar '24
Flake, so to speak
Tue, 30 Jan '24
Something a person in jail might make
Sat, 27 Jan '24
Help (out)
Thu, 5 Oct '23
High court figure, at times
Sat, 25 Jun '22
Abandon ship
Tue, 16 Nov '21
Help (out)
Sun, 11 Apr '21
___ reform, cause for the Marshall Project