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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On Saturday, the zoo and conservatory were evacuated due to a bomb threat that turned out to be a false alarm. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 8 June 2026 Bass went to Ghana for a cocktail party and her public safety deputy was home on leave after calling in a bomb threat to City Hall. — Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 30 May 2026 There were also five assault calls; eight calls related to burglaries, robberies and thefts; three calls for shots fired; two calls for persons with weapons; one call related to a stabbing; a call for a deceased person; and one call for a bomb threat. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026 The four-day NCAA meet opened Wednesday as scheduled, a day after a bomb threat prompted the evacuation of Hayward Field. — Mike Wilson, New York Times, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bomb threat

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