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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Amanda Coney Williams, Barrett's sister and David's wife, was also the subject of a bomb threat sent to an employee of the Charleston County Sheriff's Office on Saturday.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
The New York Police Department took multiple protesters into custody at Barnard College late Wednesday when the occupation of the school library to protest the expulsion of three students who expressed anti-Israel views was broken up over a bomb threat.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued a statement Thursday condemning the threat made against Harding’s home just days after Tong’s Stamford home was the target of a bomb threat.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2025
On Sunday, an American Airlines flight which originated at JFK was diverted to Rome over a bomb threat and escorted by Italian military jets.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2025
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
The New York Police Department took multiple protesters into custody at Barnard College late Wednesday when the occupation of the school library to protest the expulsion of three students who expressed anti-Israel views was broken up over a bomb threat.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued a statement Thursday condemning the threat made against Harding’s home just days after Tong’s Stamford home was the target of a bomb threat.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2025
On Sunday, an American Airlines flight which originated at JFK was diverted to Rome over a bomb threat and escorted by Italian military jets.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Bomb threat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bomb%20threat. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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