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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Four of Detroit’s six wins have also been by single digits, including Thursday’s three-point victory.
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Rob Reischel, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
And yet both teams have a turnover margin in only the single digits because their offenses have been prone to turnovers themselves.
—NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
Romania, an Eastern European country that shares a border with Ukraine, held the first round of its presidential election on November 24, where the pro-Russia candidate Calin Georgescu secured victory after previously receiving only single digits in the polls.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
However, its growth rate was only in the single digits, which resulted in a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple of just 14 times earnings.
—Tae Kim, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
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Rob Reischel, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
And yet both teams have a turnover margin in only the single digits because their offenses have been prone to turnovers themselves.
—NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
Romania, an Eastern European country that shares a border with Ukraine, held the first round of its presidential election on November 24, where the pro-Russia candidate Calin Georgescu secured victory after previously receiving only single digits in the polls.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
However, its growth rate was only in the single digits, which resulted in a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple of just 14 times earnings.
—Tae Kim, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Single digits.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20digits. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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