Cursor focus stays in editor when actually in sidebar (Holding ctrl to remove word)

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Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes

• VS Code Version:
  Version: 1.121.0
  Commit: f6cfa2e
  Date: 2026-05-19T11:51:53+02:00
  Electron: 39.8.8
  ElectronBuildId: 13870025
  Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
  Node.js: 22.22.1
  V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
  OS: Linux x64 6.17.0-29-generic snap

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Create text file in
2. Add "Some text" to the file
3. Open search with Shift Ctrl F
4. Hold Ctrl and press backspace (to remove "previous" search result)
5. The word "text" within the file will be deleted instead of any result in the search bar

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