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Amazon to close restaurant delivery business Amazon is closing its US restaurant delivery service, a 4-year-old business that failed to take off amid fierce competition from Uber Eats, Door Dash, and others. — BostonGlobe.com, "Amazon to shutdown US restaurant delivery service," 12 June 2019 The latest Democratic moves take place amid the backdrop of rising caucus divisions over the presidential impeachment process itself. — NBC News, "Congress this week: John Dean, subpoena vote, rare open counter-intelligence hearing," 10 June 2019 Taiwan, which split from China amid civil war in 1949, has had no formal diplomatic ties with the U.S. since Washington recognized Beijing in 1979. — CBS News, "U.S. arms sale request from Taiwan draws warning of "serious harm" from China," 6 June 2019 But a new round of tariffs from the U.S. and China amid a trade war also could hit consumers in the wallet, economists say. — Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star, "Gas prices and tariffs: Why gas dropping under $2 a gallon might cost you," 5 June 2019 Season five of Outlander takes place in the 1770s, amid the beginnings of the American revolution, but off-screen, some of the show's actors are better fit to live in the past than others. — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, "Outlander's Sophie Skelton and Richard Rankin Weigh in on Which Cast Members Could Survive in," 3 June 2019 The exact start date for the new technology board remains unknown, and could be affected by the ructions in China’s stock market amid the trade war with the U.S. — Bloomberg.com, "China's New Nasdaq Is Only Taking Profitable Firms for Now," 27 May 2019 The announcement comes amid an escalating trade war between the two countries. — Nicholas Wu, USA TODAY, "China warns travelers of harassment by United States authorities," 23 May 2019 The new portraits, released by Kensington Palace on Sunday, were taken amid the flora at the Royal Horticultural Society's Chelsea Flower Show, which kicks off this week. — Krystin Arneson, Glamour, "These New Pictures of Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis Will Make Your Heart Melt," 19 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'amid.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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