A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Sun, 18 Dec '22
"Somewhat"
Sun, 20 Nov '22
"Ish"
Mon, 10 Oct '22
"Ish"
Sun, 25 Sep '22
"More or less"
Mon, 10 Jan '22
Somewhat, informally
Sun, 11 Jul '21
In a sense, colloquially
Mon, 25 Jan '21
Rather, informally