'No date' files in Open file dialog window

It is annoying to open recent created/modified files/folders. They are dated as 'no dated'.
This does not happen browsing files/folders in Finder.
This snapshot was taken on Nov 24 and "Today" contains Nov 17 files
And here 'No Date' files at bottom of the popup window
Thank you

In the Finder Toolbar (top of the window), you'll see the Arrange icon:
(If you don't see this icon, control-click in the Toolbar, choose Customize Toolbar, and add the Arrange icon to your Finder Toolbar.)
When you click on that, you have a choice of how you'd like items in the open folder to be arranged. If you option-click on that, you have the choice of how you'd like the arranged icons to be sorted. Depending on the Arrange-Sort combination you've selected, No Date becomes a part of the mix. Play with the Arrange and Sort possibilities to list your files more to your liking.

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