double-digit
adjective
dou·ble-dig·it
ˌdə-bəl-ˈdi-jət 
: greater than or equal to 10 percent and less than 100 percent
double-digit inflation
double-digit price increases
Taking advantage of a double-digit lead in the polls, this son of a popular former two-term governor was coasting toward November on the heralded family name.—
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Last season, Hayes had 17 double-digit scoring games, including back-to-back 20-point games.
—Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
Murray and the Nuggets trailed by as many as 12 points early, but used a 17-2 run in the third quarter to build a double-digit lead.
—CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Prices across the state have ticked up after a double-digit decrease at the beginning of the week.
—Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
Holding the Mets to one run through six innings, Ohtani logged double-digit strikeouts in a regular-season start for the first time as a Dodger, matching his effort in Game 4 of last year’s National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
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Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
Murray and the Nuggets trailed by as many as 12 points early, but used a 17-2 run in the third quarter to build a double-digit lead.
—CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Prices across the state have ticked up after a double-digit decrease at the beginning of the week.
—Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
Holding the Mets to one run through six innings, Ohtani logged double-digit strikeouts in a regular-season start for the first time as a Dodger, matching his effort in Game 4 of last year’s National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Double-digit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-digit. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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