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Abilene

American  
[ab-uh-leen] / ˈæb əˌlin /

noun

  1. a city in central Texas.


Abilene British  
/ ˈæbɪˌliːn /

noun

  1. a city in central Texas. Pop: 114 889 (2003 est)

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Oracle has disputed these reports, saying in a statement Sunday that “recent media activity about the Abilene site are false and incorrect.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

The companies said at the time that the three new sites, combined with an additional potential expansion of 600 megawatts near the Stargate site in Abilene, could deliver over 5.5 gigawatts of capacity.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Meanwhile, some 1,600 miles away in Abilene, the owner of Seven and One Books, Arlene Kasselman, also has been delighted with the response to the phone outside her store.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

Knight-Swift said its fourth quarter included $52.9 million of non-cash impairment charges primarily related to the company’s decision to combine its Abilene truckload brand into its larger Swift business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

The road trips to Irving and Abilene and San Angelo in that endless caravan of RVs and Suburbans and plain old sedans rising forth so proudly from the bowels of West Texas.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger