six-figure
adjective
: in the hundreds of thousands : totaling 100,000 or more but less than one million
a six-figure income
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So Porter is now the guy the State Police have supposedly doing a deep dive on the clowns, grifters and assorted gender-bending jokers that Maura Healey hands six-figure hack sinecures to — judicial nominees, college presidents, the heads of the veterans’ homes, etc.
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
Changing the layout of the South Broadway location to allow for an in-ground cold plunge would be a six-figure ordeal, Holland said.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2025
The findings reveal a surprising sense of economic anxiety, with 64% of six-figure earners saying their income isn’t a milestone for success but merely the bare minimum for staying afloat.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
Brick made slightly less than $4 million at the global box office, an impressive haul for a six-figure indie.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 21 Nov. 2025
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
Changing the layout of the South Broadway location to allow for an in-ground cold plunge would be a six-figure ordeal, Holland said.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2025
The findings reveal a surprising sense of economic anxiety, with 64% of six-figure earners saying their income isn’t a milestone for success but merely the bare minimum for staying afloat.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
Brick made slightly less than $4 million at the global box office, an impressive haul for a six-figure indie.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Six-figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/six-figure. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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