the right stuff

noun

: the necessary personal qualities
A person who has the right stuff will do well here.

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And Marty is made of the right stuff. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026 Our job is to go through and make sure the computer got the right stuff redacted. — New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026 And in that race, speed takes precedence over thoughtfulness, over optimizing the right things versus the wrong things, over encoding the right stuff. — Shekhar Natarajan, Forbes.com, 19 Feb. 2026 Credit the Wild for at least saying all the right stuff in the locker room despite the stark reality of the situation. — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for the right stuff

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“The right stuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20right%20stuff. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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