A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TRACER

Sun, 16 Nov '25
Lost shipment inquiry
Sat, 12 Jul '25
Detective, at times
Mon, 29 Aug '22
Inquiry for a lost package
Sun, 24 Jul '22
One looking for missing persons
Tue, 12 Apr '22
Bullet with a trail
Wed, 2 Mar '22
Post office inquiry