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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Van Epps defeated Democrat Aftyn Behn by single digits in a district Trump carried by 22 points in last year’s presidential election, a sharp underperformance not only compared to Trump but also to every Republican who has held the seat over the past four decades, The Tennessean reported.
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Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Dec. 2025
Temperatures will be cooler in the UP ranging in the teens to 20s, with lows in teens to single digits.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Friday morning begins with temperatures in the teens and single digits areawide across our area this morning.
—Trey Fulbright, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
According to the National Weather Service, Friday morning’s wind chill values are in the single digits and teens.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 5 Dec. 2025
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Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Dec. 2025
Temperatures will be cooler in the UP ranging in the teens to 20s, with lows in teens to single digits.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Friday morning begins with temperatures in the teens and single digits areawide across our area this morning.
—Trey Fulbright, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
According to the National Weather Service, Friday morning’s wind chill values are in the single digits and teens.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Single digits.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20digits. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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