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Abilene

American

[ab-uh-leen] / ˈæb əˌlin /

noun

a city in central Texas.

Abilene British

/ ˈæbɪˌliːn /

noun

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

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Last Friday, Bloomberg reported that negotiations for a 600-megawatt expansion at Oracle’s Abilene, Texas, data-center site were canceled due to financing challenges and OpenAI’s shifting needs.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

Oracle and OpenAI are pulling back on expanding their data center project in Abilene, Texas, a source familiar with the matter told Barron’s on Friday.

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

The investors donned hard hats and piled into five-person buggies to get a tour of the Abilene campus, which has a 5,000-car parking lot built just for its construction workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

“Miss Abilene, you’re burnin daylight. Breakfast is ready.”

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

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