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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But while the Lakers led by 25 at halftime, the Raptors were far from through, climbing back into the game and getting within single digits multiple times in the second half.
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Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Most of the time, Republicans' margin of victory has been in the high single digits or low double digits.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
Sales growth in China slowed from more than 30% in the 2010s to single digits in recent years.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Asia, 31 Oct. 2024
With the countdown to Election Day in the single digits, GOP vice presidential candidate JD Vance returned to the familiar Sunday show stage.
—Donica Phifer, Axios, 27 Oct. 2024
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Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Most of the time, Republicans' margin of victory has been in the high single digits or low double digits.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
Sales growth in China slowed from more than 30% in the 2010s to single digits in recent years.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Asia, 31 Oct. 2024
With the countdown to Election Day in the single digits, GOP vice presidential candidate JD Vance returned to the familiar Sunday show stage.
—Donica Phifer, Axios, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Single digits.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20digits. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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