single-digit

adjective

: having a number or percentage that is 9 or less
a single-digit increase

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After weeks of mostly low single-digit leads in the polls, el Sayed was beginning to build a more decisive advantage. — W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026 For months, independent polling has shown Masterson, the GOP nominee and president of the state Senate, with a single-digit lead among likely Kansas voters. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026 The vital waterway carried about one-fifth of the world's energy supplies, and has seen traffic plummet to single-digit daily passings since the war started in late February. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026 But the tepid volume bump isn’t expected to hold back spending even as fuel costs remain elevated, with FedEx forecasting high-single-digit revenue growth domestically. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for single-digit

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“Single-digit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single-digit. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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