A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

LONG

Mon, 9 Sep '24
Like the odds of an unlikely event
Mon, 19 Aug '24
Pine (for)
Wed, 31 Jul '24
Like T.S.A. lines on holiday weekends
Tue, 31 Oct '23
Yearn (for)
Wed, 30 Aug '23
not so ___ ago,
Mon, 14 Aug '23
Yearn (for)
Tue, 1 Aug '23
Yearn (for)
Sun, 16 Jul '23
Jacket specification
Mon, 31 Oct '22
Yearn (for)
Sat, 9 Jul '22
Out of bounds, in a way
Wed, 23 Feb '22
The "L" of LP