A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

KEPT

Sun, 25 Aug '24
Didn't spoil
Mon, 19 Aug '24
Held on to
Mon, 5 Dec '22
Hung on to
Wed, 30 Nov '22
Didn't discard
Fri, 1 Jul '22
Maintained
Sun, 29 May '22
Held on to
Sun, 27 Feb '22
Didn't ditch