the right stuff
noun
: the necessary personal qualities
A person who has the right stuff will do well here.
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Pay a little attention to the principles of balance and use the right stuff, however, and the Cosmopolitan becomes an absolutely delightful drink, juicy with citrus, bright with cranberry, surprisingly strong and impressively clean.
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2026
Our job is to go through and make sure the computer got the right stuff redacted.
—New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Similarly, fashion writer Leandra Medine said that the answer to feeling good about your clothes wasn’t in finding the right stuff – but learning to trust your gut.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
And Marty is made of the right stuff.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
But that’s only if the right stuff is growing.
—Will Brantley, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025
People are attracted to roles that feel like a fit, organisations select those who display the right stuff, and those who don’t fit either get spat out or leave of their own accord.
—Dave Winsborough, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
It’s got to be about the right stuff, about winning games.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 28 June 2025
New Bears guard Jonah Jackson ‘is made of the right stuff’
Monday
The Bears re-signed five players, including defensive tackle Chris Williams.
—Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2026
Our job is to go through and make sure the computer got the right stuff redacted.
—New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Similarly, fashion writer Leandra Medine said that the answer to feeling good about your clothes wasn’t in finding the right stuff – but learning to trust your gut.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
And Marty is made of the right stuff.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
But that’s only if the right stuff is growing.
—Will Brantley, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025
People are attracted to roles that feel like a fit, organisations select those who display the right stuff, and those who don’t fit either get spat out or leave of their own accord.
—Dave Winsborough, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
It’s got to be about the right stuff, about winning games.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 28 June 2025
New Bears guard Jonah Jackson ‘is made of the right stuff’
Monday
The Bears re-signed five players, including defensive tackle Chris Williams.
—Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
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“The right stuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20right%20stuff. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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