I cannot find the Teams message where the decision was made

I start the morning with a status update due by lunchtime. Someone asks why we changed the deadline, and I know the answer was agreed in Teams a few weeks ago. I remember the project, maybe the person, and one phrase from the conversation, so I start searching.

Teams gives me a few possible results. One looks right, but it only shows the message I sent, not the reply that confirmed the decision. I try the channel, then the group chat, then the main search box. I get close enough to know the decision exists, but not close enough to quote it confidently.

I get one small win: I find the date and the person involved. That helps me narrow the search, but now I am scrolling instead of doing the actual update. I ask a colleague if they remember the answer, which makes the decision feel less reliable than it should.

By the end of the day, the update is sent, but I have copied the decision into my own notes because I do not trust myself to find it again. I want Teams to be the place where conversations happen and decisions can be recovered later, without turning every search into a detective job.