Hide Top Hits in Apple Mail MacOS Ventura

The "Top Hits" shown in Mail searches are not helpful. Is there a way to hide "Top Hits"? Past advice (click "Show most recent messages at the top") does not work.

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 13.4

Posted on Jun 30, 2023 12:40 PM

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dialabrain

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Posted on Jun 30, 2023 12:59 PM

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Jun 30, 2023 12:59 PM in response to MichaelAveMariaUniversity

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