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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In some districts of Bihar, Maharashtra, and Haryana, goat mortality fell to single digits.
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Sushmita Pathak, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2024
After securing an agreement with the International Monetary Fund, the currency stabilized, the central bank rebuilt foreign reserves, and inflation fell to single digits.
—Vidhura S. Tennekoon, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2024
Official statistics show that the country’s annual inflation rate grew from single digits in 2004 to over 200 percent in 2023.
—María Victoria Murillo, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2024
The race is still within single digits nationally and is even closer in the seven battleground states likely to decide the election.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
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Sushmita Pathak, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2024
After securing an agreement with the International Monetary Fund, the currency stabilized, the central bank rebuilt foreign reserves, and inflation fell to single digits.
—Vidhura S. Tennekoon, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2024
Official statistics show that the country’s annual inflation rate grew from single digits in 2004 to over 200 percent in 2023.
—María Victoria Murillo, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2024
The race is still within single digits nationally and is even closer in the seven battleground states likely to decide the election.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Single digits.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20digits. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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