Note that the "Style for following paragraph" is only applied if you press Enter at the very end of the paragraph (that is, immediately to the left of the paragraph mark); otherwise, Word assumes you want to split the paragraph instead.
To see what is going on, display nonprinting marks (use the ¶ button on the Home tab). In particular, pay attention to paragraph marks (represented by pilcrows, ¶) and spaces (represented by dots).
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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
Microsoft 365 apps for business
Windows 11 Professional
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