Clicking new-tab-page search box crashes instantly

Description of the issue: upon clicking new-tab-page search box, said instance of brave instantly crashes.
How can this issue be reproduced?

  1. Download brave.
  2. Go to: “brave://new-tab-page/”
  3. Click the search query box.

Expected result: To be able to search, not crash.

Brave Version: v1.78.94 (latest)

Additional Information: I tried fully reinstalling brave, with no cookies, extensions or history, that didn’t work. I did restart my pc and followed all basic troubleshooting steps. I can’t type anything in the search box, it seems like it either is fully disabled or it fully breaks brave. I can use the search box above though.
example:

is someone ever gonna replay to try to help me?