A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

DEM

Fri, 19 May '23
Like one side of the Cong. aisle
Sun, 30 Apr '23
"___ Bones" (classic spiritual)
Mon, 27 Mar '23
Rep.'s opponent
Sun, 11 Dec '22
Biden or Harris, for short
Sun, 31 Jul '22
D as in D.C.?: Abbr.
Sat, 27 Feb '21
Wiz Khalifa's "We ___ Boyz"