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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Worley, now 27, reached a near six-figure settlement in her disability discrimination lawsuit against the North Carolina Department of Public Safety (NCDPS).
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Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Plus, the unemployment system isn’t designed to support six-figure earners.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
Expert judges then critique their designs and select contestants to be eliminated one by one until a winner is crowned and given a six-figure grand prize to kickstart their careers.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
Silver knows that strong words and six-figure fines might not be nearly enough to compel struggling teams to commit to real competition instead of improving their odds in what’s expected to be one of the deepest drafts in recent history — and that’s why the NBA is looking at stronger solutions.
—Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
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Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Plus, the unemployment system isn’t designed to support six-figure earners.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
Expert judges then critique their designs and select contestants to be eliminated one by one until a winner is crowned and given a six-figure grand prize to kickstart their careers.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
Silver knows that strong words and six-figure fines might not be nearly enough to compel struggling teams to commit to real competition instead of improving their odds in what’s expected to be one of the deepest drafts in recent history — and that’s why the NBA is looking at stronger solutions.
—Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
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“Six-figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/six-figure. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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