A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

DOA

Sun, 1 Sep '24
Not viable from the start, for short
Tue, 9 Jul '24
Doomed from the start, for short
Thu, 18 Jan '24
Doomed to fail, for short
Sat, 23 Dec '23
Like a proposal in Congress that has zero chance of passing, in brief