A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Sun, 7 May '23
County between London and the North Sea
Mon, 26 Dec '22
County in England or New Jersey
Mon, 19 Dec '22
English county at one end of the Thames
Thu, 17 Mar '22
One of England's so-called "home counties"
Tue, 14 Dec '21
County of Newark, N.J.