Joplin supports type-ahead however number of matches found would be very useful for any user to narrow down the searches based on the matches found
Example, type test in search box of http://table.branham.org/#/en/main and continue typing as test tonight.
You can find 2 icon. Search All and Search Exact to quick narrow down.
Other Examples
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