double-digit
adjective
dou·ble-dig·it
ˌdə-bəl-ˈdi-jət 
: greater than or equal to 10 percent and less than 100 percent
double-digit inflation
double-digit price increases
Taking advantage of a double-digit lead in the polls, this son of a popular former two-term governor was coasting toward November on the heralded family name.—
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The Lakers built double-digit first-half leads in all four games of this series that were played with multiple days of rest.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 1 May 2026
All five players had double-digit sack seasons.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
And then there are the Knicks, who fell behind, 1-2, in their first-round playoff series against the Atlanta Hawks before stringing together back-to-back double-digit victories, the most recent coming in a 126-97 at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
Time spent viewing on YouTube, the internet’s most massive video platform, keeps growing at a healthy clip — and with it, YouTube continues to see a double-digit uptick in ad revenue.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
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Law Murray, New York Times, 1 May 2026
All five players had double-digit sack seasons.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
And then there are the Knicks, who fell behind, 1-2, in their first-round playoff series against the Atlanta Hawks before stringing together back-to-back double-digit victories, the most recent coming in a 126-97 at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
Time spent viewing on YouTube, the internet’s most massive video platform, keeps growing at a healthy clip — and with it, YouTube continues to see a double-digit uptick in ad revenue.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Double-digit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-digit. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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