scion

Example Sentences

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Rahman, the scion of one of Bangladesh's most powerful political dynasties, is expected to make a victory speech later on Saturday.

From Barron's

The scion of a prominent Los Angeles family, Wasserman is a major Democratic donor with deep ties to sports, entertainment and politics.

From The Wall Street Journal

Anutin Charnvirakul is the scion of a construction dynasty and a hobbyist jet pilot, but championed Thailand's decriminalisation of cannabis and styles himself as a man of the people.

From Barron's

The 29-year-old Dell scion seeking to shore up the Texas grid.

From The Wall Street Journal

The first venture capitalists were wealthy individuals like Brown and Englishman Matthew Boulton—who subsidized James Watt’s steam engine in Great Britain—and scions of wealthy dynasties like the Rockefellers in the U.S.

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