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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Kansas City natives Dylan Hufft and Lauren Ealey were coming back from vacation in Tampa Bay, Florida, and had to wait on their plane and then in the terminal for more than an hour for what their airline called a bomb threat.
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 31 Dec. 2025
Zoo Miami reopened to staff and visitors on Tuesday afternoon after a bomb threat earlier in the day forced law enforcement to evacuate the facility.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Zay's rental car business was the target of a bomb threat.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 2 Dec. 2025
Slotkin said she was inundated with threats — including a bomb threat at her house — and that her family has faced harassment.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 25 Nov. 2025
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 31 Dec. 2025
Zoo Miami reopened to staff and visitors on Tuesday afternoon after a bomb threat earlier in the day forced law enforcement to evacuate the facility.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Zay's rental car business was the target of a bomb threat.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 2 Dec. 2025
Slotkin said she was inundated with threats — including a bomb threat at her house — and that her family has faced harassment.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Bomb threat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bomb%20threat. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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