A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

LORD

Sat, 23 Mar '24
"My goodness!"
Tue, 8 Aug '23
British nobleman
Thu, 25 May '23
Well-manored sort?
Fri, 10 Mar '23
Tolkien's Sauron, for one
Sun, 4 Sep '22
Title for Baltimore
Wed, 25 Aug '21
Tennyson, for one