I've yet to find a decent implementation of search-as-you-type anywhere, not just Spotlight. I have that same issue on Firefox, and with Windows Search, for example.
And it makes no sense whatsoever. If "foo" matches "foobar", so should "foob". I honestly don't know how the hell can they still f up such a simple piece of technology in 2025.
Windows 7 start menu search was always reliable and had predictable behavior from my experience. It can be done, just that modern software engineers' skills and career incentives no longer permit it.
And it makes no sense whatsoever. If "foo" matches "foobar", so should "foob". I honestly don't know how the hell can they still f up such a simple piece of technology in 2025.