A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

NOS

Mon, 11 Mar '24
Negative replies
Wed, 31 Jan '24
Turndowns
Fri, 29 Sep '23
Contacts data: Abbr.
Sat, 20 May '23
Column on an R.S.V.P. spreadsheet
Wed, 19 Apr '23
Discouraging words
Tue, 11 Apr '23
Votes against
Wed, 22 Mar '23
#s
Sat, 26 Nov '22
Refusals
Wed, 11 May '22
Flat refusals
Sat, 28 Aug '21
Some are natural: Abbr.
Sun, 4 Jul '21
Column of boxes on a questionnaire
Thu, 1 Jul '21
Directory info: Abbr.
Mon, 3 May '21
Opposite of yeses
Tue, 16 Mar '21
Directory listings: Abbr.