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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Becerra went from polling in the single digits before the fallout in early April to being among the top gubernatorial candidates.
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James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Los Angeles cut the margin to single digits in the fourth quarter but never truly threatened to change the outcome despite Kelsey Plum’s 25 points.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 14 May 2026
The Valkyries managed just 63 points after scoring at least 90 in their first two games, and the offense looked lost when the shot clock started to hit single digits.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Becerra had been stuck in the low single digits in a race that at one point featured as many as 60 candidates.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2026
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James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Los Angeles cut the margin to single digits in the fourth quarter but never truly threatened to change the outcome despite Kelsey Plum’s 25 points.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 14 May 2026
The Valkyries managed just 63 points after scoring at least 90 in their first two games, and the offense looked lost when the shot clock started to hit single digits.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Becerra had been stuck in the low single digits in a race that at one point featured as many as 60 candidates.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2026
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“Single digits.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20digits. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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