A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

PACE

Wed, 2 Aug '23
Unit in a duel
Tue, 20 Dec '22
Rate
Mon, 31 Oct '22
Walk back and forth
Thu, 10 Mar '22
What's picked up in a hurry?
Sun, 1 Aug '21
Focus of a marathon runner's training
Tue, 29 Jun '21
Pick up the ___
Sat, 12 Jun '21
Rate