hit the mark
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I was screaming my heart out, doing the best I could, but later I felt that some of the notes were a little flat — that I hadn’t quite hit the mark.
From Los Angeles Times
Bill, your observations as a Parkinson’s suffer truly hit the mark and deeply resonated with me.
From Los Angeles Times
“We’ve hit the mark on special human beings that are wired the right way,” coach Sean McVay said, “and then have physical traits that allow them to reach and realize their highest potential when you put them in an environment that we hope to create and cultivate on a daily basis.”
From Los Angeles Times
Arteta also has eight more wins than Arsene Wenger achieved when he hit the mark of 200 top-flight matches.
From BBC
Apple Intelligence does not just summarise the articles of publishers, and it has been reported that the summaries of emails and text messages have occasionally not quite hit the mark.
From BBC
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