A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Fri, 29 Dec '23
Enjoy a spa day, say
Fri, 16 Jun '23
Let up
Fri, 14 Jan '22
"Cool it!"
Fri, 22 Oct '21
"Everything's going to be fine"
Sun, 4 Jul '21
"Chill out!"
Wed, 24 Feb '21
"Easy, now!"
Wed, 27 Jan '21
"Stop worrying!"