A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MALI

Wed, 30 Aug '23
Though Dana wanted to visit Timbuktu in ___
Wed, 23 Aug '23
Home of Timbuktu
Thu, 22 Jun '23
Major gold exporter
Fri, 19 May '23
Home to Timbuktu
Mon, 19 Dec '22
Timbuktu's country
Thu, 10 Nov '22
Timbuktu's locale
Mon, 7 Mar '22
Timbuktu's country