swatting
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The threat was deemed to be a swatting call, in which a person reports a fake threat to illicit panic and a large emergency response, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
With residents already scratching and swatting, it took only a couple of charismatic entomologists to win over the right politicians to move legislation forward.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Known for "boshing" - a term the England forwards like to use for swatting aside defenders - Muir smiled when discussing the skill.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
That’s because his secret superpower isn’t swatting away shots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
I was still standing on the chair, swatting at the fire with the fork I had been using to stir the hot dogs.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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