I should probably learn to use incremental find more, but here is a scenario I run into often:
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Use the find panel to search for something within a file
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Switch to another application to copy some text (in ST focus remains in the find panel)
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Switch back to Sublime Text and invoke New File to open a new tab
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Paste
Rather than the input going into the new file it’s pasted into the find panel under the empty file.