A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MERC

Thu, 30 Oct '25
Chicago exchange, for short
Sun, 12 Oct '25
Classic car that shared its name with a planet, informally
Wed, 9 Oct '24
Soldier for hire, in brief
Wed, 26 Apr '23
Chicago exchange, informally, with "the"
Wed, 28 Jul '21
Chicago exchange, in brief