the right stuff
noun
: the necessary personal qualities
A person who has the right stuff will do well here.
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Round 2 of the debate adds some twists to the right stuff.
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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
Young people with the right stuff can be far more resilient than we old fogies suspect.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2023
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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
Young people with the right stuff can be far more resilient than we old fogies suspect.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2023
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“The right stuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20right%20stuff. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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