A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

VEE

Fri, 7 Apr '23
Civic center?
Tue, 6 Dec '22
Iconic flight pattern
Sun, 30 Oct '22
Migration formation
Tue, 27 Sep '22
Flying geese formation
Mon, 18 Apr '22
Two-finger victory sign
Thu, 8 Jul '21
Very beginning?
Sun, 16 May '21
Winner's sign
Thu, 7 Jan '21
Migration formation