Dakota
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a former territory in the United States: divided into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota in 1889.
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the Dakotas, North Dakota and South Dakota.
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Also called Sioux. a member of the largest tribe of the Siouan stock of North American Indians, who originally occupied Minnesota and Wisconsin and later migrated westward to the Great Plains.
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a Siouan language spoken by the Dakota and Assiniboin Indians.
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Consider the state-owned Bank of North Dakota, the only financial institution of its kind in the United States.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
That’s true of a new South Dakota law, currently being challenged in federal court, that covers what it frames as illegal advertising.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
The capital of North Dakota, Bismarck, and Glacier National Park in Montana would see a sunrise of 9:28 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
“If you are not directly involved in data-center work, the broader construction market feels relatively weak,” an electrical contractor in North Dakota said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
As a former deputy sheriff in the wild Badlands of the Dakota Territory, Roosevelt, however, believed that killing Julio was justified.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
The fact that Morès was neighbors with Teddy Roosevelt out in the Dakotas is such an interesting historical coincidence.
From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2026
"The Naashoibito dinosaurs lived at the same time as the famous Hell Creek species in Montana and the Dakotas," said Daniel Peppe, Ph.D., associate professor of geosciences at Baylor University.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2025
The bank is investing in its branch footprint through openings and renovations, but has been looking to exit its presence in Wyoming and the Dakotas, according to one of the people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2025
Data center developers are working in Alabama, the Dakotas and Indiana, “traditionally states that wouldn’t have data centers,” Eades said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2024
How far off the Dakotas were I didn’t know.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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