A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Tue, 3 Jan '23
"Oh, not good at all"
Sun, 19 Jun '22
"In a word ... awful!"
Sun, 6 Feb '22
"There's not much hope"
Sat, 15 Jan '22
"Things aren't looking so great"
Tue, 16 Nov '21
"You don't even want to know"