single-digit

adjective

: having a number or percentage that is 9 or less
a single-digit increase

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The open attorney general seat, left vacant by Ken Paxton's Senate run, is drawing its own polling, with a single-digit margin separating the Republican candidate from the Democratic one. Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 1 July 2026 Germany, France, the Netherlands, and the UK have historically averaged single-digit numbers of days above 90°F per year. Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 30 June 2026 All this is happening while polls show a single-digit race between Pappas and Sununu — sometimes as close as just a two-point lead for the Democrat. Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 29 June 2026 Alyssa Mason, a spokesperson assigned to the Cottonwood Fire, told NPR that crews this weekend had been dealing with single-digit humidity and wind gusts of around 45 miles per hour, on top of fuel moisture readings between 2 and 8 percent. Willem Marx, NPR, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for single-digit

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“Single-digit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single-digit. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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