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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Mark Phelan, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
After new state data showed substantial academic gains, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education members defended a six-figure consulting contract Tuesday that raised questions earlier this year about family connections to the district.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Gen Z was once promised that getting a job at a huge technology company like Meta, Microsoft, or Salesforce guaranteed six-figure success.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Alice Walton is among several six-figure donors to a super PAC supporting Andrew Cuomo’s New York City mayoral campaign.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Mark Phelan, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
After new state data showed substantial academic gains, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education members defended a six-figure consulting contract Tuesday that raised questions earlier this year about family connections to the district.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Gen Z was once promised that getting a job at a huge technology company like Meta, Microsoft, or Salesforce guaranteed six-figure success.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Alice Walton is among several six-figure donors to a super PAC supporting Andrew Cuomo’s New York City mayoral campaign.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Six-figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/six-figure. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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