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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The Milstein Center at Barnard College received a bomb threat on Wednesday.
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Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 5 Mar. 2025
On Wednesday evening, the NYPD was called to the Milstein Center on the prestigious campus after a bomb threat and hours of anti-Israel agitators demonstrating inside the campus building.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article Authorities are investigating a bomb threat made Wednesday toward the Brookfield home of state Sen. Stephen Harding.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2025
According to multiple media sources the flight rerouted after a bomb threat.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2025
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Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 5 Mar. 2025
On Wednesday evening, the NYPD was called to the Milstein Center on the prestigious campus after a bomb threat and hours of anti-Israel agitators demonstrating inside the campus building.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article Authorities are investigating a bomb threat made Wednesday toward the Brookfield home of state Sen. Stephen Harding.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2025
According to multiple media sources the flight rerouted after a bomb threat.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Bomb threat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bomb%20threat. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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