A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

PHASE

Wed, 17 Jan '24
Adolescence, for one
Sat, 12 Aug '23
Stage
Sat, 6 May '23
Gradually eliminate, with "out"
Wed, 22 Feb '23
Terrible twos, e.g.
Wed, 16 Nov '22
Step for clinical trials
Wed, 15 Jun '22
Terrible twos, e.g.
Thu, 21 Apr '22
Terrible twos, e.g.
Fri, 18 Mar '22
What a rebellious teenager may be going through
Sat, 14 Aug '21
Part of the plan
Mon, 29 Mar '21
Stage of development