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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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 The sister of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett was recently targeted with a bomb threat, the Charleston, South Carolina, Police Department said on Wednesday. Megan Forrester, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bomb threat

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“Bomb threat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bomb%20threat. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.

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