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 limit was always single digits.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
Villaraigosa has polled in the low to mid single digits in most recent surveys ahead of the June 2 top-two primary — ten or more points behind the frontrunners in a field that contains seven other Democrats and two Republicans.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
For weeks voter polls have found that three Democrats are locked in a tie, albeit at a puny level, around 10%, while the other five Democrats are buried in single digits.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
In Europe, service fees are typically in the single digits.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
Villaraigosa has polled in the low to mid single digits in most recent surveys ahead of the June 2 top-two primary — ten or more points behind the frontrunners in a field that contains seven other Democrats and two Republicans.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
For weeks voter polls have found that three Democrats are locked in a tie, albeit at a puny level, around 10%, while the other five Democrats are buried in single digits.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
In Europe, service fees are typically in the single digits.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Single digits.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20digits. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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