A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

FOE

Sun, 11 Feb '24
Hostile party
Sun, 24 Dec '23
Mr. Potter vis-à-vis George Bailey, in "It's a Wonderful Life"
Sun, 22 Oct '23
Antagonist
Sat, 3 Jun '23
Other side
Tue, 11 Oct '22
Enemy
Thu, 4 Aug '22
One of "them"
Sat, 23 Apr '22
Other side
Mon, 14 Feb '22
"Friend or ___?"
Sun, 23 Jan '22
Adversary
Mon, 6 Dec '21
Dr. No, to James Bond
Thu, 21 Oct '21
Hostile party
Sun, 19 Sep '21
Opponent
Sun, 7 Mar '21
Antagonist