single digits
noun
chiefly US
: a number or percentage that is 9 or less
They won the game by single digits.
The state's unemployment rate is in the single digits.
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The Grizzlies did pull within single digits towards the end of the game, but the Thunder threw one last punch to secure a 19-point victory.
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Nick Crain, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
For the full year, Chipotle is now projecting same-store sales will grow by low single digits.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
While the Grizzlies managed to cut Oklahoma City’s lead down to single digits in the second half, this one stretch in the second quarter may have been the only time Memphis has felt like a real threat to the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference.
—William Guillory, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
They were briefly challenged again in the fourth quarter when their offense again got sloppy — two straight shot-clock violations — and the Timberwolves pushed to within single digits, leading Redick to call another get-in-their-faces timeout with 6:16 left.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Nick Crain, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
For the full year, Chipotle is now projecting same-store sales will grow by low single digits.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
While the Grizzlies managed to cut Oklahoma City’s lead down to single digits in the second half, this one stretch in the second quarter may have been the only time Memphis has felt like a real threat to the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference.
—William Guillory, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
They were briefly challenged again in the fourth quarter when their offense again got sloppy — two straight shot-clock violations — and the Timberwolves pushed to within single digits, leading Redick to call another get-in-their-faces timeout with 6:16 left.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Single digits.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20digits. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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