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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Mamdani has since had a meteoric rise, from polling in single digits, to becoming the city’s next mayor in less than two months.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
Singh expects consulting to grow at a compound annual growth rate in the low single digits going forward.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
The movie is expected to file in the single digits.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2025
For the fourth quarter, Target expects that comparable sales will decline by low single digits.
—CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
Singh expects consulting to grow at a compound annual growth rate in the low single digits going forward.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
The movie is expected to file in the single digits.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2025
For the fourth quarter, Target expects that comparable sales will decline by low single digits.
—CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
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“Single digits.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20digits. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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