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scion

noun as in offshoot, descendant

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The scion has been unafraid to challenge those in Hollywood who’ve called for a boycott of Israel.

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But let’s not overlook “The Candidate,” a movie that has Redford as underqualified political scion Bill McKay, pressed to run for governor of California.

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In the coming weeks, the family’s controlling News Corp. and Fox shares will pass from Rupert to Lachlan, sealing the scion’s status as one of the world’s most influential moguls.

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As the richest people in the world have gone from being oil barons and communications scions to app makers and data center owners, the trappings of wealth have shifted.

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One week on the job, tech scion David Ellison is settling in at the Paramount lot after his family took over the century-old studio.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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