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Meanings of missing the mark in English

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Usage of missing the mark in English
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The latest idea on curbing house prices might be missing the mark.
Radio NZ
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Imperfections mean you are human, fallible, trying your best but sometimes missing the mark.
The Guardian
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The beer company addressed the ad " missing the mark" in a statement.
Ebony
4
No missing the mark, look, and no long labor spent
The Odyssey
5
Now he's pressing with his first serve, going for too much and missing the mark.
The Guardian
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When it comes to missing the mark, that is the subject for a sad story.
Hunting with the Bow & Arrow
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But perhaps we conjecture idly quite missing the mark.
Veranilda
8
Their clumsy blows went wide, missing the mark.
Bones of the Dragon
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In that case, you want to follow the lead of those around you to avoid missing the mark.
Ebony
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This is a perfect example of major labels missing the mark and sticking to artists they can easily exploit.
Wired
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It was missing the mark.
A touch of death
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Policymakers have emphasized that they will tolerate higher, above-target inflation in order to compensate for years of missing the mark.
Reuters
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The open letter has been criticised for missing the mark "big time" in its attempt to poke fun at Kyrgios.
News.com.au
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A reference to Google Glass is shorthand for hubris, foolishness, a tech company completely missing the mark on what regular human beings like.
Wired
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My colleagues and I saw a gap where the growth of climbing had progressed but where the service providers had been missing the mark.
Climbing Magazine
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While 1995's Judge Dredd movie, starring Sylvester Stallone, had something of the look of the comics, it was roundly derided for missing the mark.
The Guardian
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