A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

BEEN

Thu, 21 Mar '24
"___ there"
Sun, 7 Jan '24
"Never ___ Kissed" (1999 Drew Barrymore film)
Mon, 7 Aug '23
"___ there, done that"
Wed, 24 May '23
"I've ___ thinking …"
Sat, 21 Jan '23
"It's ___ real"
Sat, 22 Oct '22
"I've ___ a Woman" (Sonia Sanchez poetry collection)
Mon, 18 Jul '22
"How've you ___?"
Fri, 18 Feb '22
What might have ___
Mon, 29 Mar '21
Has-___
Sat, 13 Mar '21
Existed