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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Students at a North Texas K-12 charter school were temporarily evacuated Friday morning due to a bomb threat.
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2026
Leander police responded Friday morning to a bomb threat at Founders Classical Academy, prompting an evacuation at the public charter school.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
Slotkin said her farm in Michigan received a bomb threat, her brother was assigned a police detail due to threats and her parents were swatted in the middle of the night.
—CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Slotkin said her farm in Michigan received a bomb threat, her brother was assigned a police detail because of threats and her parents were swatted in the middle of the night.
—Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2026
Leander police responded Friday morning to a bomb threat at Founders Classical Academy, prompting an evacuation at the public charter school.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
Slotkin said her farm in Michigan received a bomb threat, her brother was assigned a police detail due to threats and her parents were swatted in the middle of the night.
—CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Slotkin said her farm in Michigan received a bomb threat, her brother was assigned a police detail because of threats and her parents were swatted in the middle of the night.
—Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Bomb threat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bomb%20threat. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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