A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

AJAR

Wed, 11 Oct '23
Propped open, say
Sun, 21 May '23
Cracked open
Wed, 8 Mar '23
Slightly open
Thu, 23 Feb '23
Not quite closed
Wed, 29 Jun '22
Almost closed
Mon, 17 Jan '22
Cracked, as a door
Tue, 21 Dec '21
Not quite shut
Thu, 9 Dec '21
Cracked a bit
Tue, 23 Nov '21
Slightly open
Sat, 18 Sep '21
Letting in a little light, perhaps
Thu, 6 May '21
A little cracked
Sun, 31 Jan '21
Just open