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The updated: Time Filter

Bounding results by recency

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Day 1 Lab

  1. Run a query for an active topic — something people edit often.
  2. Add updated:past_week and note how the result count shrinks.
  3. Swap in updated:today, then updated:past_month, and watch the window widen.
  4. Pick the smallest window that still returns what you need.
  5. Note when recency mattered more than another keyword would have.

Working Example: updated: in Action

The updated: filter keeps only results changed inside a recency window. Verified against search_filters.

roadmap                       → everything ever indexed, oldest drafts included
roadmap updated:today         → only versions touched today
roadmap updated:past_week     → changes from the last seven days
roadmap updated:past_month    → a wider net for slower-moving work

Reach for updated: when the wrong results are stale, not off-topic.

Check for understanding

When does updated:past_week serve you better than adding another keyword?

Check yourself

Pick an answer — you'll see if it's right and why.

1. What does `roadmap updated:past_week` return?

2. How do you isolate results from Q1 2026 with a precise date window?

3. What is the difference between `in:` and `collection:`?

4. When is `my:history pricing` the right move?

5. After Glean Assistant gives a cited answer, what is the governed next step?

Pass threshold 80% · week 2 quiz

In 10 seconds

“Old results burying the fresh ones? Add updated:past_week to keep only what changed recently. today, past_week, and past_month bound your search by time so the stale stuff drops away.”

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