A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ONLY

Tue, 23 Apr '24
"If ___" (rueful words)
Wed, 10 Jan '24
Exclusively
Sat, 23 Dec '23
The low, low price of
Thu, 26 Oct '23
Last remaining
Sat, 21 Oct '23
Sole
Sun, 6 Nov '22
Lead-in to a sale price
Fri, 18 Mar '22
Singular
Sun, 6 Feb '22
Partner of one
Mon, 20 Sep '21
Solitary
Sun, 1 Aug '21
Just
Wed, 28 Jul '21
"Recycle ___" (sign on a bin)
Thu, 13 May '21
Word before child or human
Mon, 4 Jan '21
Just