For Instance, search for [microsoft] in Google and you will get distinctive Sitelinks from Microsoft site. For Instance, you get Download Center, Microsoft Suppt , and so on:
But if you go the search tools which are on the left hand side and restrict the search to let's say this past month, you get a different bunch of Sitelinks:
The content from these parts are more unique and fresh, like the news center, some new declarations and I guess famous but recently updated pages.
It doesn’t look to be prefect but I might be a useful tool for me as well as SEOs to see what "fresh" or "latest" pages Google holds to be significant on your website.