A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TIDES

Sun, 12 May '24
They come in twice a day
Sun, 18 Feb '24
They get high by the beach
Sun, 23 Apr '23
Diurnal phenomena
Tue, 14 Mar '23
Ebb and neap, for two
Thu, 19 May '22
They get high twice a day
Sun, 5 Dec '21
They're explained by Newton's law of universal gravitation
Tue, 9 Nov '21
Ocean's motions