bomb scare

noun

: a situation in which people are afraid because someone says that a bomb is going to explode

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“Bomb scare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bomb%20scare. Accessed 20 Mar. 2023.

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