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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Officers took an elderly adult male into custody Sunday morning for making a bomb threat aboard a JetBlue flight at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, authorities said.
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Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD canceled class at Steele High School Wednesday due to a bomb threat.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
In a Facebook post Wednesday morning, Anna ISD officials said police were searching Anna High School after a possible bomb threat, and that classes would not be in session Wednesday at the high school.
—Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
Students at a North Texas K-12 charter school were temporarily evacuated Friday morning due to a bomb threat.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2026
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Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD canceled class at Steele High School Wednesday due to a bomb threat.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
In a Facebook post Wednesday morning, Anna ISD officials said police were searching Anna High School after a possible bomb threat, and that classes would not be in session Wednesday at the high school.
—Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
Students at a North Texas K-12 charter school were temporarily evacuated Friday morning due to a bomb threat.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Bomb threat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bomb%20threat. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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