A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MOB

Wed, 12 Jun '24
Set upon en masse
Mon, 18 Dec '23
Disorderly bunch
Sun, 15 Oct '23
Host
Wed, 24 May '23
Word with angry or flash
Thu, 23 Feb '23
Rowdy crowd
Wed, 20 Jul '22
Soprano's group?
Thu, 16 Dec '21
Rabble
Sun, 12 Dec '21
Dangerous crowd
Wed, 11 Aug '21
Swarm
Sat, 22 May '21
___ rule
Fri, 21 May '21
Subject of the 2011 Jon Roberts memoir "American Desperado," with "the"
Mon, 1 Mar '21
Unruly throng