A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

IHOPE

Sun, 11 Feb '24
"If all goes well ..."
Sun, 10 Jul '22
"Fingers crossed!"
Sun, 20 Feb '22
"If my luck holds out ..."
Sat, 23 Oct '21
[knock on wood]
Fri, 30 Jul '21
[Fingers crossed!]
Wed, 12 May '21
"Fingers crossed!"
Sun, 4 Apr '21
"With any luck ..."