A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Mon, 29 Jul '24
Contest of continental conquest?
Thu, 23 May '24
Dangerous thing to assume
Sat, 12 Aug '23
Classic board game invented by an Oscar-winning French filmmaker
Sun, 16 Jul '23
Put on the line
Sun, 2 Apr '23
War game
Thu, 20 Oct '22
Flight ___
Sat, 11 Sep '21
Take a ___