A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

CASE

Sun, 24 Nov '24
Beer buy
Mon, 11 Mar '24
Matter before a court
Wed, 1 Feb '23
Costco unit
Mon, 9 Jan '23
Assignment for a lawyer
Sun, 10 Jul '22
It may be upper or lower
Thu, 31 Mar '22
Tried something?
Sun, 7 Nov '21
Argument
Sun, 20 Jun '21
Something that can be tried or cracked
Mon, 7 Jun '21
Cover for a smartphone