A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

VETS

Fri, 23 Jun '23
Participants in a November parade, informally
Sun, 7 May '23
November honorees
Sat, 12 Nov '22
Does a background check on
Wed, 15 Jun '22
Ones ordering lab tests?
Tue, 7 Sep '21
November parade participants, informally
Thu, 21 Jan '21
People calling the shots at the zoo?