A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

KOBE

Sun, 30 Jan '22
Capital of Japan's Hyogo Prefecture
Thu, 6 Jan '22
N.B.A. legend nicknamed "Black Mamba"
Wed, 22 Dec '21
City with a beef
Tue, 14 Dec '21
Kind of beef from Japan
Wed, 21 Jul '21
All-time leading scorer for the Lakers, familiarly