Usually means: Crime drama exploring societal systems.
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  1. the wire: Merriam-Webster
  2. the wire: Collins English Dictionary
  3. the-wire: Wordnik
  4. the wire: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. the wire: Dictionary.com
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Definitions from Wikipedia (The Wire)

noun:  an American crime drama television series created and primarily written by American author and former police reporter David Simon.
noun:  (or simply Wire) a British music magazine publishing out of London, which has been issued monthly in print since 1982.
noun:  "The Wire" is the 42nd episode of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 22nd episode of the second season.
noun:  "The Wire" is the sixth episode of the first season of the HBO original series The Wire, the titular episode of the series.
noun:  a weekly publication published by Joint Task Force Guantanamo, in CubaMichelle Shephard, Patriot's Choice: Iguanas or banana rats: On the other side of the wire, naval base is like America, only different, reports Michelle Shephard, Toronto Star, 9 April 2006, p. 12, reprinted at Google News—the unit responsible for the extrajudicial detention and interrogation of Guantanamo detainees.
noun:  an Australian current affairs radio program broadcast on community radio stations through the Community Radio Satellite.
noun:  "The Wire" is the fourth single from American rock band Haim's debut studio album, Days Are Gone, released in the United Kingdom on September 22, 2013.iTunes - Music - The Wire - Single by HAIM
noun:  "The Wire" is the second official single released by New Zealand recording artists David Dallas and Ruby Frost from Dallas' third studio album, Falling Into Place.
noun:  an Indian nonprofit news and opinion website.

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