Dakota
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Dakotas
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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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Swift used the occasion to premiere the video for her new single "Patient Zero," which stars actors Colin Farrell and Dakota Johnson.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
This research was also funded by the North Dakota Space Grant Consortium.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
Jeramy seemed to have a motive: A couple of weeks before the break-in, Roebuck had repossessed a Dodge Dakota pickup truck he’d sold to Jeramy after his nephew fell behind on payments.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Selena Gomez, Dakota Fanning and Brett Goldstein were among the celebrities to pose for the camera on the blue version of the 78th Emmy Awards red carpet ahead of the ceremony in Los Angeles, California.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Cold River was on the northern edge of the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation in South Dakota.
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
The fact that Morès was neighbors with Teddy Roosevelt out in the Dakotas is such an interesting historical coincidence.
From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2026
Visiting prosecutors from Michigan, Wisconsin, the Dakotas and elsewhere have stepped in to fill the void.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 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
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
That was also the day I finally talked Charlie into heading off for the Dakotas no later than Saturday night.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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