A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Sun, 12 Nov '23
Caught
Wed, 4 Oct '23
In public
Wed, 25 Jan '23
In view
Tue, 24 Jan '23
Witnessed
Fri, 18 Nov '22
Spotted
Sun, 23 Oct '22
In the public eye
Thu, 25 Aug '22
Spotted
Thu, 18 Aug '22
In public
Tue, 17 May '22
Observed
Mon, 28 Mar '22
Sighted
Wed, 2 Mar '22
Visible
Sun, 11 Jul '21
Not overlooked
Mon, 31 May '21
Observed
Fri, 28 May '21
Taken in
Thu, 21 Jan '21
Dated