A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

BOYS

Wed, 3 Jan '24
Eton students, traditionally
Tue, 16 May '23
Lost ___ ("Peter Pan" group)
Fri, 13 May '22
"To All the ___ I've Loved Before" (2018 film)
Sun, 1 May '22
Clothing store sign
Sat, 6 Mar '21
Lizzo title lyric repeated three times before "Make a girl go crazy"