A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ADS

Mon, 18 Nov '24
Distractions on many free apps
Wed, 9 Oct '24
Episode interruptions
Tue, 1 Oct '24
Many website banners
Wed, 4 Sep '24
Major campaign expense
Sun, 25 Aug '24
Plugs
Mon, 8 Jul '24
What cover the outfield walls of many baseball stadiums
Fri, 5 Jul '24
They fill a break
Fri, 14 Jun '24
What some premium subscriptions don't include
Thu, 16 May '24
They might be targeted
Mon, 18 Mar '24
Social media posts tagged as "Sponsored," e.g.
Wed, 13 Mar '24
What some online blockers block
Tue, 12 Mar '24
Show stoppers?
Mon, 19 Feb '24
"A few words from our sponsors," per a TV euphemism
Mon, 8 Jan '24
Interruptions in YouTube videos
Fri, 22 Dec '23
Stream interrupters
Wed, 29 Nov '23
"Targeted" things on the internet
Wed, 8 Nov '23
Podcast interruptions
Tue, 17 Oct '23
Intros to many YouTube videos
Tue, 3 Oct '23
Paid spots
Tue, 26 Sep '23
Podcast interruptions
Tue, 29 Aug '23
Spots on TV
Tue, 24 Jan '23
What free TV usually comes with
Fri, 2 Dec '22
Things people pay not to see
Sun, 6 Nov '22
Freeware annoyances
Tue, 9 Aug '22
Premium subscriptions often remove them
Wed, 20 Jul '22
Podcast interruptions
Sun, 19 Jun '22
Sponsored content, essentially
Mon, 23 May '22
Much of a Facebook feed
Sun, 1 May '22
They may be classified
Tue, 8 Mar '22
Commercials
Sun, 27 Feb '22
Certain banner fodder
Tue, 14 Sep '21
Costly Super Bowl purchases
Sun, 15 Aug '21
Most Times Square signage
Wed, 14 Jul '21
Often-skipped parts of podcasts
Thu, 8 Jul '21
Things that may be classified
Sun, 30 May '21
Them's the breaks!
Sat, 29 May '21
Typical taxi toppers
Mon, 10 May '21
Commercials
Wed, 3 Mar '21
Sponsored posts, essentially