hit the mark
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Hoping to lift his spirits, actors and others at his Long Island theater gathered to try to find a recipe that might hit the mark.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
And, of course, a cute-as-a-button golden retriever who can shoot hoops as well as he can act is always going to hit the mark, he said.
From Barron's ● May 10, 2026
That’s a change from last year, when OpenAI launched several standalone products that didn’t always hit the mark.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 31, 2026
Million-dollar homes are nothing new for Agoura Hills, the slow-growth bedroom community between L.A. and Thousand Oaks, but the city’s Historic Quarter section hit the mark in 2022.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2026
By the end of our training session my ears are ringing, my arms are sore, and I smell like gunpowder, but I have hit the mark three times.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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