A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

BEEB

Sun, 15 Jun '25
English channel, with "the"
Tue, 7 Jan '25
U.K. channel nickname, with "the"
Mon, 1 Apr '24
U.K. news source, with "the"
Wed, 17 Jan '24
U.K. network moniker, with "the"
Thu, 13 Oct '22
"EastEnders" broadcaster, with "the"
Mon, 25 Jan '21
English channel, informally, with "the"