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 Sky cut the deficit to single digits late in the fourth quarter, but Atlanta responded with key baskets down the stretch to close it out.
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Christopher Harris, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
The state schools superintendent is mired in bare single digits in polls and only just made the debate stage after being left out of last week’s meetup in San Francisco.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
The company affirmed its guidance for the year, with net sales expected to grow in the low single digits, and core operating profit forecasted to decline slightly.
—Elaine Chen, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026
Climate & Sustainability Technologies was up a blistering 64% in Q1, thanks to the data center and refrigeration spending, and the company raised its full-year expectations to double-digit organic growth from high-single digits previously.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
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Christopher Harris, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
The state schools superintendent is mired in bare single digits in polls and only just made the debate stage after being left out of last week’s meetup in San Francisco.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
The company affirmed its guidance for the year, with net sales expected to grow in the low single digits, and core operating profit forecasted to decline slightly.
—Elaine Chen, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026
Climate & Sustainability Technologies was up a blistering 64% in Q1, thanks to the data center and refrigeration spending, and the company raised its full-year expectations to double-digit organic growth from high-single digits previously.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Single digits.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20digits. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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