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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Markets recoiled, and in just one week the S&P 500 plunged more than 12 percent while both Value and Growth stocks suffered double-digit percentage losses.
—John Buckingham, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Despite double-digit strikeouts, Peterson’s performance wasn’t flashy or overly dominating.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
That was down from 23.4 percent a month earlier, due largely to double-digit declines in both news and sports coverage compared to June.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2025
Hendrickson has reached double-digit sacks in four of the past five seasons, and posted 35 sacks combined over the last two.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
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John Buckingham, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Despite double-digit strikeouts, Peterson’s performance wasn’t flashy or overly dominating.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
That was down from 23.4 percent a month earlier, due largely to double-digit declines in both news and sports coverage compared to June.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2025
Hendrickson has reached double-digit sacks in four of the past five seasons, and posted 35 sacks combined over the last two.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Double-digit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-digit. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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