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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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As a result, the players facing charges are from small programs such as Abilene Christian, Nicholls State and Southern Mississippi.

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But before the scheme arrived at gyms on the campuses of Coppin State and Abilene Christian, it originated on the other side of the world—in the coastal province of Jiangsu, China.

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As it happens, Blue Owl’s data-center project in Abilene is on the edge of the West Texas oil patch that was the epicenter of the fracking boom.

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OpenAI’s Stargate site to be built by Oracle in Abilene, Texas, is for training, so it is likely to consist almost entirely of Nvidia chips, which remain the industry standard for this application.

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After graduating from college in Abilene, Texas, Enriquez founded Bienvenido US, a conservative Latino advocacy group now working in Texas, Nevada, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Georgia.

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