Abilene

He gets a call informing him that a woman he’d casually hooked up with, Abilene, has died.
B.J. Novak’s Vengeance Is a Pleasurably Shrewd Satire|Stephanie Zacharek|July 29, 2022|Time
Little ol’ Abilene Christian out in West Texas built a program that went toe-to-toe with the University of Texas and it’s an incredible story.
Texas reportedly hires Texas Tech’s Chris Beard to replace Shaka Smart|Cindy Boren|April 1, 2021|Washington Post
I went to Abilene and in the course of the day spent some time with Jim Cannon, who was a Rockefeller aide for a number of years.
This Republican Loved Taxes & Modern Art|Scott Porch|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
McDonough did not respond to repeated phone calls and a list of questions faxed to his Abilene office.
Patients Screwed in Spine Surgery ‘Scam’|The Center for Investigative Reporting|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I especially love the relationship between the girl narrator, Abilene Tucker, and Miss Sadie, the wise older seer of Manifest.
Emily Bazelon’s Book Bag: The Essential Bildungsromans|Emily Bazelon|February 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The erstwhile sheriff of Abilene had dreamed a dream about an adopted waif and a beautiful young girl.
Overland Red|Henry Herbert Knibbs
The town of Abilene had289 sympathized with him heartily, but had advised him to absent himself indefinitely and within the hour.
Overland Red|Henry Herbert Knibbs
By this time, Abilene respected its new marshal; indeed, was rather proud of him.
The Story of the Outlaw|Emerson Hough
In Abilene, Kansas, where he was for several years town marshal, one of these caught him unawares as he was rounding a corner.
When the West Was Young|Frederick R. Bechdolt
Abilene, Tex., we had the headquarters—that was the center of the small size independent operators at the time.
Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for Abilene

Abilene

/ (ˈæbɪˌliːn) /

noun

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

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