A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Sun, 4 Feb '24
Hound
Fri, 26 Jan '24
Hound
Sun, 3 Dec '23
Badger
Wed, 12 Jul '23
Bother and bother
Mon, 22 May '23
Continuously bother
Sat, 4 Mar '23
Bug, in a way
Thu, 23 Feb '23
Badger
Wed, 18 Jan '23
Prod, and then some
Sun, 11 Dec '22
Do more than nudge
Fri, 4 Nov '22
Badger or hound
Sun, 23 Oct '22
When said three times, "Get off my case!"
Fri, 10 Jun '22
Ride, in a way
Sun, 5 Dec '21
Badger
Sun, 21 Nov '21
Badger