the right stuff
noun
: the necessary personal qualities
A person who has the right stuff will do well here.
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Column: Veterans Joe Thuney and Grady Jarrett bring value to Bears that doesn’t end on the field
New Bears guard Jonah Jackson ‘is made of the right stuff’
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Short-term fix for a long-term problem?
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Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Langdon sees in Mel someone who’s got the right stuff, is in it for the right reasons, and is also a caretaker for her sister in the way that Langdon is a caretaker for his kids.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Perhaps the right form of filtering could catch hold of the right stuff and avoid the bad stuff.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
And the team that’s mind is on the right stuff and hungry to get a win in conference play is the team that’s probably going to win.
—Justin Williams, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Washington Sundar is also made of the right stuff despite limited opportunities to show it.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
He’s got all the right stuff, in a tough market, by the way.
—The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Round 2 of the debate adds some twists to the right stuff.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
Do the New Kids on the Block actually have the right stuff?
—Sonal Dutt, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
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Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Langdon sees in Mel someone who’s got the right stuff, is in it for the right reasons, and is also a caretaker for her sister in the way that Langdon is a caretaker for his kids.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Perhaps the right form of filtering could catch hold of the right stuff and avoid the bad stuff.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
And the team that’s mind is on the right stuff and hungry to get a win in conference play is the team that’s probably going to win.
—Justin Williams, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Washington Sundar is also made of the right stuff despite limited opportunities to show it.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
He’s got all the right stuff, in a tough market, by the way.
—The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Round 2 of the debate adds some twists to the right stuff.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
Do the New Kids on the Block actually have the right stuff?
—Sonal Dutt, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
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