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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He was still being held Tuesday at Turner Guildford Knight Correctional Center on a $7,650 bond on charges of making a false bomb threat and causing a disturbance at a church or school.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
In the run-up to the polls, media outlets were hacked, several people were arrested for allegedly fomenting violent unrest, and Moldova’s embassy in Brussels was evacuated over a bomb threat.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
The center remained the subject of threats, harassment and vandalism for years afterward, including a 2011 bomb threat by a Texas man.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
Last month, the same ICE field office received a bomb threat from a man identified as Bratton Dean Wilkinson.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
In the run-up to the polls, media outlets were hacked, several people were arrested for allegedly fomenting violent unrest, and Moldova’s embassy in Brussels was evacuated over a bomb threat.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
The center remained the subject of threats, harassment and vandalism for years afterward, including a 2011 bomb threat by a Texas man.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
Last month, the same ICE field office received a bomb threat from a man identified as Bratton Dean Wilkinson.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Bomb threat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bomb%20threat. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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