A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

RAGS

Mon, 9 Feb '26
From ___ to riches
Tue, 14 Oct '25
Poverty, symbolically
Mon, 16 Jun '25
Supermarket tabloids, informally
Sun, 18 May '25
Pauperism, so to speak
Wed, 12 Apr '23
Former T-shirts, perhaps
Tue, 19 Jul '22
Many Scott Joplin compositions