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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For firms with employees in the single digits, uptake was at 21%.
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Kate Rogers, CNBC, 24 June 2025
The other candidates in the Democratic mayoral primary field only secured single digits of support in the new Emerson poll, with the exception of Lander, who placed third with 13.3% support in the first round.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 23 June 2025
Two strikeouts on sliders that dove into the dirt like paper airplanes curtailing in the wind brought his chase to single digits.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
Fourteen of the 19 games have been decided by single digits.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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Kate Rogers, CNBC, 24 June 2025
The other candidates in the Democratic mayoral primary field only secured single digits of support in the new Emerson poll, with the exception of Lander, who placed third with 13.3% support in the first round.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 23 June 2025
Two strikeouts on sliders that dove into the dirt like paper airplanes curtailing in the wind brought his chase to single digits.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
Fourteen of the 19 games have been decided by single digits.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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“Single digits.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20digits. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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