A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SEVEN

Wed, 16 Aug '23
Number of players on a netball team
Sun, 16 Jul '23
Number of swans a-swimming
Sat, 6 May '23
Neutral pH
Thu, 28 Apr '22
Nitrogen, on the periodic table
Thu, 13 Jan '22
Upside-down L, on a calculator
Sat, 25 Sep '21
International telephone prefix for Russia