A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ACTON

Sun, 25 May '25
Follow, as an impulse
Wed, 17 Apr '24
Follow, as a lead
Sun, 23 Jul '23
Respond to
Sat, 31 Dec '22
Follow, as a lead
Thu, 13 Jan '22
Suburb about 20 miles WNW of Boston