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 government sharply reduced those levies after the Great Depression, cutting them to single digits.
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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
Several public opinion polls show support for the New Democrats in the single digits and some projections suggest its parliamentary representation could slide from 24 seats to below 12, which would disqualify the New Democrats as an official national party.
—Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
The other candidates in the race, including Adams, didn’t rise above single digits in the Data for Progress analysis.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
What to know: Regular-season Big Ten dominance, with only three wins decided by single digits.
—Michael Waterloo, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
Several public opinion polls show support for the New Democrats in the single digits and some projections suggest its parliamentary representation could slide from 24 seats to below 12, which would disqualify the New Democrats as an official national party.
—Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
The other candidates in the race, including Adams, didn’t rise above single digits in the Data for Progress analysis.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
What to know: Regular-season Big Ten dominance, with only three wins decided by single digits.
—Michael Waterloo, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for single digits
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“Single digits.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20digits. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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