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Google Search lets you specify the date range of results. You can search only pages that have been written in the past year, month, days, few years, etc. However, you have to open up menus every time to do this. Google does not remember your preference. Too much clicking.

Here is how to set your default search timeframe:

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 "id": "2494a488-3939-4422-87e8-c955e4dfc080",
 "created_time": "2021-07-13T13:52:00.000Z",
 "last_edited_time": "2021-07-13T13:52:00.000Z",
 "has_children": false,
 "type": "numbered_list_item",
 "numbered_list_item": {
  "text": [
   {
    "type": "text",
    "text": {
     "content": "Browser settings",
     "link": null
    },
    "annotations": {
     "bold": false,
     "italic": false,
     "strikethrough": false,
     "underline": false,
     "code": false,
     "color": "default"
    },
    "plain_text": "Browser settings",
    "href": null
   }
  ]
 },
 "pageMentions": {},
 "sitePreviews": {}
}
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 "object": "block",
 "id": "1a42b8ee-3811-4d8f-bf60-15d0d16a41f4",
 "created_time": "2021-07-13T13:52:00.000Z",
 "last_edited_time": "2021-07-13T13:52:00.000Z",
 "has_children": false,
 "type": "numbered_list_item",
 "numbered_list_item": {
  "text": [
   {
    "type": "text",
    "text": {
     "content": "Manage Search Engines",
     "link": null
    },
    "annotations": {
     "bold": false,
     "italic": false,
     "strikethrough": false,
     "underline": false,
     "code": false,
     "color": "default"
    },
    "plain_text": "Manage Search Engines",
    "href": null
   }
  ]
 },
 "pageMentions": {},
 "sitePreviews": {}
}
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{
 "object": "block",
 "id": "8639231d-7e4e-4081-b35d-7ff9bb38e400",
 "created_time": "2021-07-13T13:52:00.000Z",
 "last_edited_time": "2021-07-30T15:00:00.000Z",
 "has_children": false,
 "type": "numbered_list_item",
 "numbered_list_item": {
  "text": [
   {
    "type": "text",
    "text": {
     "content": "Add a new search engine with this url:\n",
     "link": null
    },
    "annotations": {
     "bold": false,
     "italic": false,
     "strikethrough": false,
     "underline": false,
     "code": false,
     "color": "default"
    },
    "plain_text": "Add a new search engine with this url:\n",
    "href": null
   },
   {
    "type": "text",
    "text": {
     "content": "https://www.google.com/search?tbs=qdr:y2&q=%s&",
     "link": null
    },
    "annotations": {
     "bold": false,
     "italic": false,
     "strikethrough": false,
     "underline": false,
     "code": true,
     "color": "default"
    },
    "plain_text": "https://www.google.com/search?tbs=qdr:y2&q=%s&",
    "href": null
   },
   {
    "type": "text",
    "text": {
     "content": " \nThe ",
     "link": null
    },
    "annotations": {
     "bold": false,
     "italic": false,
     "strikethrough": false,
     "underline": false,
     "code": false,
     "color": "default"
    },
    "plain_text": " \nThe ",
    "href": null
   },
   {
    "type": "text",
    "text": {
     "content": "qdr:y2",
     "link": null
    },
    "annotations": {
     "bold": false,
     "italic": false,
     "strikethrough": false,
     "underline": false,
     "code": true,
     "color": "default"
    },
    "plain_text": "qdr:y2",
    "href": null
   },
   {
    "type": "text",
    "text": {
     "content": " means to search in only the past 2 years. Google more about this to find the codes for month/day. For 1 year do ",
     "link": null
    },
    "annotations": {
     "bold": false,
     "italic": false,
     "strikethrough": false,
     "underline": false,
     "code": false,
     "color": "default"
    },
    "plain_text": " means to search in only the past 2 years. Google more about this to find the codes for month/day. For 1 year do ",
    "href": null
   },
   {
    "type": "text",
    "text": {
     "content": "qdr:y1",
     "link": null
    },
    "annotations": {
     "bold": false,
     "italic": false,
     "strikethrough": false,
     "underline": false,
     "code": true,
     "color": "default"
    },
    "plain_text": "qdr:y1",
    "href": null
   },
   {
    "type": "text",
    "text": {
     "content": ".",
     "link": null
    },
    "annotations": {
     "bold": false,
     "italic": false,
     "strikethrough": false,
     "underline": false,
     "code": false,
     "color": "default"
    },
    "plain_text": ".",
    "href": null
   }
  ]
 },
 "pageMentions": {},
 "sitePreviews": {}
}
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 "id": "b1511250-bad3-4f03-be9e-9a0e326ebeab",
 "created_time": "2021-07-13T13:52:00.000Z",
 "last_edited_time": "2021-07-13T13:52:00.000Z",
 "has_children": false,
 "type": "numbered_list_item",
 "numbered_list_item": {
  "text": [
   {
    "type": "text",
    "text": {
     "content": "Set it as default",
     "link": null
    },
    "annotations": {
     "bold": false,
     "italic": false,
     "strikethrough": false,
     "underline": false,
     "code": false,
     "color": "default"
    },
    "plain_text": "Set it as default",
    "href": null
   }
  ]
 },
 "pageMentions": {},
 "sitePreviews": {}
}

Now, at least when searching from the browser address bar, the Google search will be limited to recent content by default. You can easily change it anytime. The setting will now appear easy-access, just below the search input.