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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Five of the Eagles’ six losses are by single digits.
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Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
Wind chills, however, will be in the single digits in the afternoon through Sunday morning.
—Adam Del Rosso, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
Growth in this core market has slowed to low single digits, and now has turned negative, with comparable sales down 5% in the most recent quarter.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
Brooklyn outscored the Clippers 11-4 to start the third quarter and get back within single digits, but Leonard made a three-pointer and the lead remained in double digits the rest of the way.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
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Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
Wind chills, however, will be in the single digits in the afternoon through Sunday morning.
—Adam Del Rosso, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
Growth in this core market has slowed to low single digits, and now has turned negative, with comparable sales down 5% in the most recent quarter.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
Brooklyn outscored the Clippers 11-4 to start the third quarter and get back within single digits, but Leonard made a three-pointer and the lead remained in double digits the rest of the way.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Single digits.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20digits. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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