A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Thu, 25 Sep '25
Stop's opposite
Sun, 11 May '25
Button on many appliances
Tue, 29 Apr '25
Get off the ground
Thu, 20 Feb '25
0:00
Mon, 11 Mar '24
Kick off
Fri, 5 May '23
Kickoff
Mon, 10 Apr '23
Set into motion
Wed, 22 Mar '23
Be on the A-team, say
Wed, 16 Nov '22
Button next to "Select" on old game controllers
Tue, 6 Sep '22
"Don't ___ with me!"