A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Sun, 28 Dec '25
Ran in the rain, perhaps
Mon, 26 May '25
Ran, as colors in the wash
Fri, 25 Apr '25
Ran through some laundry, say
Mon, 11 Nov '24
Ran, as colors
Sat, 3 Jun '23
Ran
Sat, 11 Dec '21
Ran