A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

OCTET

Fri, 29 Mar '24
Large combo
Tue, 30 Jan '24
Four duos
Sat, 11 Mar '23
Four + four
Thu, 9 Mar '23
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, e.g.
Tue, 27 Sep '22
Duo times four
Wed, 9 Feb '22
The Ivy League schools, e.g.