A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

LAM

Fri, 25 Aug '23
Bolt
Sun, 16 Jul '23
Flight
Fri, 30 Jun '23
Flight
Mon, 1 May '23
On the ___ (fleeing)
Tue, 11 Apr '23
On the ___ (fleeing)
Wed, 1 Feb '23
On the ___
Sat, 21 Jan '23
Flight
Tue, 3 Jan '23
Go on the ___ (flee)
Mon, 29 Nov '21
On the ___ (fleeing)
Fri, 1 Oct '21
Flight
Sun, 11 Apr '21
On the ___