A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Sun, 29 Sep '24
"___ said ..."
Sun, 7 Jan '24
"___ was saying ..."
Thu, 8 Jun '23
"___ expected …"
Wed, 8 Mar '23
"___ was saying …"
Thu, 5 Jan '23
"___ said …"
Sun, 1 May '22
"___ live and breathe!"