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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Los Angeles failed to cut the second-half deficit against the Rockets to single digits, prompting Redick to call out his team’s lack of execution.
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Wind chill values could drop to the single digits and below zero by Monday morning.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 Dec. 2025
In the early to mid-1990s, pay TV penetration in Latin America was still in single digits, running well-under 10 million, according to Omdia.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 21 Dec. 2025
Miami never again drew within single digits, as Boston finished the night shooting 21 for 43 (49 percent) from beyond the arc and 54 percent overall from the field.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Wind chill values could drop to the single digits and below zero by Monday morning.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 Dec. 2025
In the early to mid-1990s, pay TV penetration in Latin America was still in single digits, running well-under 10 million, according to Omdia.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 21 Dec. 2025
Miami never again drew within single digits, as Boston finished the night shooting 21 for 43 (49 percent) from beyond the arc and 54 percent overall from the field.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
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“Single digits.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20digits. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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