Date recognition looks for anything that appears to be a date, using English-language months (including common abbreviations) and numerical formats. Examples of date formats that are recognized include:
oJanuary 15, 2006
o15 Jan 06
o2006/01/15
o1/15/06
o1-15-06
oThe fifteenth of January, two thousand six
To search for a date, put "date()" around the date expression or range. For example, to find any of the expressions above near the word "apple", search for:
date(jan 15 2006) w/10 apple
To search for a range of dates near the word "apple", search for:
date(jan 10 2006 to jan 20 2006) w/10 apple