A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Sun, 8 Mar '26
"Vous êtes ___" (notation on a French map)
Fri, 6 Mar '26
Pas ___ (somewhere else: Fr.)
Sun, 13 Jul '25
Here, in Paris
Wed, 25 Sep '24
Aquí, across the Pyrenees
Tue, 14 Nov '23
Here, in Le Havre
Tue, 7 Mar '23
Here, in Haiti
Wed, 16 Nov '22
Here, in Saint-Tropez
Thu, 10 Mar '22
"Nous sommes ___!"
Sun, 27 Feb '22
"___ on parle français"
Fri, 5 Nov '21
"___ c'est Paris" (French soccer club slogan)
Tue, 24 Aug '21
Here, in Paris
Sat, 21 Aug '21
Opposite of là