A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

POLL

Sun, 29 Oct '23
Big ask?
Sat, 21 Oct '23
Sample, say
Wed, 30 Aug '23
Straw vote, e.g.
Wed, 14 Dec '22
Word with straw or exit
Mon, 12 Dec '22
Opinion survey
Fri, 12 Aug '22
Election season news