A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ADWAR

Sun, 6 Jul '25: Battle between Verizon and AT&T, e.g.
Mon, 30 Jun '25: Exchange of negative commercials
Tue, 2 Jan '24: Coke vs. Pepsi, e.g.
Tue, 23 Nov '21: Coke vs. Pepsi, e.g.