A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

OKS

Sun, 3 Mar '24
Green-lights
Sat, 3 Feb '24
Licenses, perhaps
Mon, 8 Jan '24
Approves
Sun, 13 Aug '23
Rubber-stamps
Thu, 8 Jun '23
Licenses, say
Thu, 30 Mar '23
Gives the thumbs-up
Thu, 2 Mar '23
Confirmations
Sun, 30 Oct '22
Rubber-stamps
Sun, 2 Oct '22
Green-lights
Sun, 24 Apr '22
Clears
Wed, 20 Apr '22
Gives the nod
Thu, 20 Jan '22
Blesses
Thu, 30 Dec '21
Stamps, maybe
Wed, 14 Jul '21
Gives the thumbs-up
Mon, 7 Jun '21
Gives the go-ahead
Mon, 19 Apr '21
Gives a thumbs-up
Wed, 3 Feb '21
Green-lights