A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SYSTEM

Sun, 19 Oct '25
Oppressive political regime, so to speak, with "the"
Sun, 20 Apr '25
Way
Thu, 28 Sep '23
Buddy ___
Mon, 9 May '22
The "S" in iOS
Fri, 18 Mar '22
Program
Sun, 14 Feb '21
Word with sound or solar