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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Indian media reported that there was a bomb threat against the aircraft, and Flight Emergency, a flight-tracking account on X with more than 195,000 followers, also wrote that the diversion was due to a bomb threat.
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Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
Bullet Train Explosion follows a ‘shinkansen’ (bullet train) bound for Tokyo, which soon comes under a bomb threat.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
In August, a bomb threat affected Jewish institutions across the country.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, a Walmart store in Suffern, New York, was evacuated on March 9 after another bomb threat was made.
—Chloe Mayer, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
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Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
Bullet Train Explosion follows a ‘shinkansen’ (bullet train) bound for Tokyo, which soon comes under a bomb threat.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
In August, a bomb threat affected Jewish institutions across the country.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, a Walmart store in Suffern, New York, was evacuated on March 9 after another bomb threat was made.
—Chloe Mayer, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Bomb threat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bomb%20threat. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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