Teton
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Tetons,
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Teton
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the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
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a member of any of the tribes belonging to this branch, as the Brulé, Hunkpapa, Miniconjou, and Oglala.
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a dialect of the Dakota language.
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I enjoyed a nice dinner and then waited as the speaker before me—from a group named Teton Gravity Research out of Jackson Hole, Wyo.—got ready.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
There is some overlap between the fund’s holdings and those of the Teton Westwood Mighty Mites Fund, which typically buys shares of companies with valuations of up to $500 million at initial purchase.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Sokol started an investment firm, Teton Capital, soon after leaving Berkshire to invest his wealth, which amounts to several hundred million dollars, according to people close to the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
Home of Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks, Wyoming has a moderate cost of living and solid average Social Security income of $28,082, the report found.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 13, 2026
The jagged peaks of the Teton Mountains shot up in the background toward the clear blue sky overhead.
From "Stone Fox" by John Reynolds Gardiner
He also trained as a carpenter and, along with some friends, built his family home on a plot of land along Fish Creek, a tributary of the Snake River, in the shadow of the Tetons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
A local radio personality said of the estate: "This is the ultimate home and it has the most iconic view of the Tetons I've seen. Ever."
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2023
But that fantasy was never in the cards, and Tuesday’s outcome was sealed long before any early morning hikes in the Tetons were snuck in.
From Slate ● Aug. 16, 2022
In 2012, Grand Targhee Resort, above Teton Valley, on the western slope of the Tetons, became the first ski area in the country to open its groomed Nordic trails to fat bikers.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 11, 2021
I was about halfway to the house when a cool breeze drifted down from the rugged Tetons.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
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