Abilene

American  

[ab-uh-leen] / ˈæb əˌlin /

noun

1. a city in central Texas.

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Abilene British  

/ ˈæbɪˌliːn /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

For example, lenders balked at financing the expansion of a data-center complex in Abilene, Texas, if Oracle were the tenant, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

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

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

And then she turned off the light, and Edward and Abilene lay in the dark of the bedroom.

From "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate DiCamillo