A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

BANE

Sun, 28 Jan '24
Constant nuisance
Mon, 8 May '23
___ of one's existence
Sun, 2 Apr '23
Bugaboo
Wed, 7 Sep '22
Scourge
Mon, 28 Mar '22
___ of one's existence
Wed, 27 Oct '21
Nemesis
Fri, 6 Aug '21
Source of ruin
Mon, 14 Jun '21
The ___ of one's existence