A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Wed, 13 Mar '24
"Anything ___?"
Thu, 22 Feb '24
If-then-___ (programming construct)
Tue, 2 Jan '24
Otherwise
Mon, 25 Dec '23
Otherwise
Tue, 12 Dec '23
"If all ___ fails ..."
Sun, 19 Nov '23
If-then-___ (programming trio)
Tue, 29 Aug '23
"What ___ is new?"
Sun, 28 May '23
"Who ___?"
Wed, 24 May '23
Otherwise
Tue, 16 May '23
Otherwise
Sun, 14 May '23
Ultimatum word
Fri, 10 Mar '23
"What ___?"
Wed, 1 Mar '23
Otherwise
Tue, 10 Jan '23
Otherwise
Mon, 19 Dec '22
"Will there be anything ___?"
Wed, 14 Dec '22
Otherwise
Fri, 18 Nov '22
Word that can follow anything
Fri, 2 Sep '22
"Anything ___?"
Mon, 16 May '22
"If all ___ fails …"
Thu, 12 May '22
Instead
Sun, 17 Apr '22
Something ___
Mon, 24 Jan '22
"What ___ have you got?"
Mon, 22 Nov '21
Otherwise
Tue, 31 Aug '21
"What ___ is new?"
Tue, 10 Aug '21
"Anything ___?"
Sun, 1 Aug '21
"What ___?"
Mon, 19 Jul '21
"What ___ is new?"
Mon, 7 Jun '21
Otherwise
Thu, 13 May '21
"What ___?"
Thu, 11 Mar '21
Conditional keyword for a programmer
Mon, 22 Feb '21
Alternatively
Mon, 15 Feb '21
"If all ___ fails ..."