bomb threat
noun
: a message saying that a bomb is located in a particular place
Someone called in a bomb threat, so the building was evacuated.
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This marks at least the second reported bomb threat against Starbase in recent weeks.
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Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Jan. 2025
The pair met while hiding after a bomb threat had been made to listen to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speak at nearby Fisk University.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 31 Dec. 2024
Police responded to bomb threat at Arnold Schwarzenegger’s home on Thanksgiving morning.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
Listen to this article St. Margaret’s Shrine in Bridgeport was the target of a bomb threat Saturday, according to officials.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 Dec. 2024
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Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Jan. 2025
The pair met while hiding after a bomb threat had been made to listen to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speak at nearby Fisk University.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 31 Dec. 2024
Police responded to bomb threat at Arnold Schwarzenegger’s home on Thanksgiving morning.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
Listen to this article St. Margaret’s Shrine in Bridgeport was the target of a bomb threat Saturday, according to officials.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Bomb threat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bomb%20threat. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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