A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Fri, 10 May '24
Verklempt, say
Sun, 17 Mar '24
Turning on the waterworks
Sat, 20 Jan '24
Visibly emotional
Wed, 29 Nov '23
A little emotional, say
Sun, 9 Jul '23
Emotional, in a way
Thu, 5 Jan '23
Lachrymose
Wed, 6 Jul '22
Welling up
Sun, 3 Jul '22
Lachrymose
Wed, 22 Jun '22
Like some people at weddings and funerals