Searching for "safari" does not show the Safari application in any of the visible results. I'm about 95% sure that, in previous versions, if any applications were an exact match for your search term, those would show up first.
I am a nearly life long windows user who converted to Linux a couple years ago and I just got a MacBook for work and I despise MacOS.
I have really been trying to be open minded and not be a hater about it, but the entire OS (outside of the terminal) is awful to me. I despise how Apple forces you to use their products the way they want you to and not hire you want to.