A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Sun, 30 Apr '23
Amp (up)
Wed, 15 Feb '23
Give juice to
Thu, 22 Dec '22
Crank (up)
Sat, 3 Dec '22
Crank
Thu, 15 Sep '22
M.L.K. Jr., for one
Fri, 5 Aug '22
Church address, for short
Wed, 6 Jul '22
Increase the speed of
Wed, 11 May '22
Gun
Wed, 4 May '22
Power, as an engine
Fri, 15 Apr '22
Fire (up)
Wed, 2 Mar '22
Gun, as an engine
Mon, 31 Jan '22
Fire (up)
Mon, 22 Feb '21
Gun, as an engine