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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 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.

From The Wall Street Journal

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.

From The Wall Street Journal

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.

From Los Angeles Times

When Kamungo arrived in Abilene, a place he had not previously heard of, he spoke Swahili and French but no English.

From Los Angeles Times

The likelihood of severe weather is greater for Central Texas, with forecasts of moderate risk stretching over a melon-shaped area, including Abilene, Waco, Austin and Midland.

From New York Times