A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SAYSO

Sun, 12 May '24
Parental authority
Wed, 13 Dec '23
Right of approval
Wed, 27 Sep '23
Parental authority
Fri, 1 Apr '22
Authority
Tue, 19 Oct '21
Unsupported assertion
Mon, 12 Jul '21
Final authority
Sat, 2 Jan '21
Go-ahead