docs: public static Boolean verbatimIsDiscontinuous(String verbatimEventDate) { 
  		Boolean result = null;
  		if (!isEmpty(verbatimEventDate)) { 
  			EventResult containedDate = DateUtils.extractDateFromVerbatimER(verbatimEventDate);
  			if (!containedDate.getResultState().equals(EventResult.EventQCResultState.NOT_RUN)) {
  				// verbatimEventDate contains a date
  				result = false;
  				// Does verbatim event date contain an indicator that a discontinuous range is involved
  				if (verbatimEventDate.contains(" and ")) { result = true; }
  				if (verbatimEventDate.contains(" et ")) { result = true; }
  				if (verbatimEventDate.contains(" & ")) { result = true; }
  			}
  		}
  		return result;
  	}