A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

INTERN

Thu, 15 Aug '24
Starting position, maybe
Sat, 11 May '24
One with a short term in office?
Sun, 12 Jun '22
Starting position, maybe
Sun, 26 Sep '21
Summer ___
Tue, 31 Aug '21
Summer helper, say
Sun, 31 Jan '21
Many a summer position
Mon, 11 Jan '21
Worker just for a summer, maybe