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The phrase "are missing the mark" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that someone or something is failing to achieve a desired outcome or goal.
Example: "The team's efforts in the project are missing the mark, as they did not meet the client's expectations."
Alternatives: "are falling short" or "are not hitting the target."
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Consider adjusting norms as needed or providing training if members are missing the mark.
Cupid (endearingly portrayed by Lucy Fitz Gibbon) and Venus (elegantly sung by Silvie Jensen), are distressed that Cupid's arrows are missing the mark.
The findings, from CMI's annual survey of more than 1,200 managers – the Future Forecast report – reveal that our Westminster elite are missing the mark.
Those on the left and the right who are making Trump's emergency declaration a simple political litmus test of whether one supports or opposes the president and his policies are missing the mark.
Fortunately, not all leaders are missing the mark.
Official figures suggest about a quarter of men and half of women are missing the mark.
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It's ill-advised, and it's missing the mark.
But it also seems as if Archos is missing the mark with this device.
David F. Drake, the proprietor and chef at the Stage House Inn, said he felt the new development plans were missing the mark.
The timeframe was 10 days so you and your team have been missing the mark every time.
Neil Smith Secretary, The Orwell Society I do think that Martin Jennings, the sculptor, is missing the mark if he intends to make George Orwell look "ragged" or scruffy.
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