A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Fri, 26 Jan '24
___ system
Sun, 21 Jan '24
Sat ___ (GPS system)
Thu, 2 Nov '23
___ system (GPS)
Sun, 22 Oct '23
Sat ___
Wed, 23 Aug '23
Sat ___ (GPS in the U.K.)
Wed, 14 Dec '22
Like some of the mil.
Sun, 26 Jun '22
___ system (GPS device)