A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

PERIL

Sun, 3 Aug '25
Danger
Wed, 9 Jul '25
Jeopardy
Sat, 28 Oct '23
Cause for alarm
Fri, 13 Oct '23
Threat
Fri, 2 Jun '23
Jeopardy
Sun, 15 Jan '23
Danger
Sun, 12 Jun '22
Danger
Mon, 30 May '22
Danger
Sun, 25 Jul '21
Risk
Sun, 2 May '21
Climate change, e.g.
Tue, 23 Mar '21
Rising sea levels, e.g.