Definition of the wire:
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an American crime drama television series created and primarily written by American author and former police reporter David Simon for the cable network HBO.
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(or simply Wire) a British music magazine publishing out of London, which has been issued monthly in print since 1982.
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"The Wire" is the 42nd episode of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 22nd episode of the second season.
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"The Wire" is the sixth episode of the first season of the HBO original series The Wire, the titular episode of the series.
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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.
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an Australian current affairs radio program broadcast on community radio stations through the Community Radio Satellite.