A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Wed, 11 Sep '24
The slightest bit
Thu, 5 Sep '24
Slightly
Wed, 24 Jul '24
Ever so slightly
Tue, 9 Jul '24
The smallest bit
Sun, 16 Jun '24
Slightly
Wed, 24 Apr '24
The smallest amount
Mon, 15 Apr '24
Very slightly
Thu, 1 Feb '24
Marginally
Wed, 9 Aug '23
Slightly
Tue, 18 Jul '23
Somewhat
Tue, 6 Jun '23
Somewhat
Wed, 15 Feb '23
Hardly any
Wed, 8 Feb '23
Slightly
Fri, 23 Sep '22
Ever so slightly
Sat, 26 Feb '22
Not much
Mon, 31 Jan '22
Not much
Mon, 29 Nov '21
Just slightly