A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ERG

Sun, 29 Jun '25
Bit of work
Sun, 1 Jun '25
Piece of work?
Wed, 21 May '25
Little bit of work
Fri, 2 May '25
Bit of energy (and of "energy")
Sun, 13 Oct '24
Joule division
Thu, 15 Aug '24
Fraction of a watt-hour
Sun, 11 Aug '24
Part of a joule
Tue, 6 Aug '24
Bit of work
Wed, 10 Jul '24
Fraction of a joule
Fri, 14 Jun '24
Gym machine for rowing exercises, informally
Thu, 9 May '24
What a piece of work!
Mon, 27 Nov '23
Energy unit
Sun, 5 Mar '23
Tiny bit of work
Mon, 26 Sep '22
Unit of work
Sat, 9 Jul '22
Indoor rowing machine, in brief
Sun, 6 Mar '22
Rowing machine, informally
Fri, 14 Jan '22
Bit of work
Tue, 29 Jun '21
Part of a joule
Sat, 2 Jan '21
Bit of work
Mon, 28 Dec '20
Tiny bit of work