A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Thu, 12 Jun '25
"___ are like sausages. It is better not to see them being made" (quote attributed to Otto von Bismarck)
Fri, 15 Dec '23
Housework?
Sun, 5 Mar '23
They can be passed but not failed
Sat, 7 Jan '23
Code components
Sat, 28 May '22
Things sometimes named after scientists
Tue, 29 Dec '20
Ten Commandments, e.g.