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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His fast-break flush late in the third quarter capped an 11-0 Nuggets run and sent them to the fourth with a 77-67 lead, the first double-digit margin of the night.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026
Hunter scored 16 points and two rebounds in her first double-digit scoring game since the Horned Frogs’ loss to Colorado in early February.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2026
The Warriors built a double-digit lead in the first half, stretched the margin to 32 in the fourth quarter and coasted to the victory.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
In the fourth quarter, the reset resulted in double-digit drops in all of Puma’s sales territories.
—Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 26 Feb. 2026
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026
Hunter scored 16 points and two rebounds in her first double-digit scoring game since the Horned Frogs’ loss to Colorado in early February.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2026
The Warriors built a double-digit lead in the first half, stretched the margin to 32 in the fourth quarter and coasted to the victory.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
In the fourth quarter, the reset resulted in double-digit drops in all of Puma’s sales territories.
—Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Double-digit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-digit. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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