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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Anyone who is accused of making a threat of violence could face a misdemeanor charge of malicious use of a telecommunications device and/or two felony charges of communicating a threat of terrorism and calling a bomb threat.
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Elle Meyers, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
An Air Canada flight collided with a firetruck in New York City on March 22, a passenger made a verbal bomb threat Sunday night while taxiing on a Frontier flight in Atlanta and the Raleigh airport was evacuated after an anonymous threat Monday morning.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
NorthPark Center mall in Dallas has reopened after police determined a bomb threat made Wednesday afternoon wasn’t credible, officials said.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
School officials notified police of a possible bomb threat at North End Middle School and Wilby High School at 11 a.m., according to Sgt.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2026
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Elle Meyers, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
An Air Canada flight collided with a firetruck in New York City on March 22, a passenger made a verbal bomb threat Sunday night while taxiing on a Frontier flight in Atlanta and the Raleigh airport was evacuated after an anonymous threat Monday morning.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
NorthPark Center mall in Dallas has reopened after police determined a bomb threat made Wednesday afternoon wasn’t credible, officials said.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
School officials notified police of a possible bomb threat at North End Middle School and Wilby High School at 11 a.m., according to Sgt.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2026
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