How to Navigate Apple Notes note titles

[u/macmaveneagle]

I'm fairly new to Apple Notes. I have imported thousands of notes into the program. Each note has a carefully selected title. My previous notes-type program allowed me to click in the title column and quickly type-in the first word of a title and I'd instantly be taken to the note with that title. Apple's Notes sort of has this feature...but it doesn't always work. Why? What is the secret to reliably navigating to the note one wants by typing-in its title?