scion
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That included Venu Srinivasan, a scion of an automotive industry dynasty, who along with Noel Tata represents the Tata Trusts on the Tata Sons board, but nevertheless voted for Chandrasekaran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
It was founded in 1978 by Steven Loui, a talented engineer and scion of a powerful Hawaiian shipping family.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
The scion of football royalty was on track for yet another disappointing loss to Ohio State.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The 43-year-old tech scion — a film aficionado who has spent two decades building his career in Hollywood — has told associates he doesn’t want to leave L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Alvarez exploited his status as the scion of a prominent scientific family to haunt the place for several days, soaking up its unique atmosphere.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Plenty of business scions have inherited a fortune and used it to make a slightly bigger hoard.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
She was one of the few Chinese students, and was surrounded by scions of centuries-old wine estates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
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.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
The scions of two Philippine political dynasties, Duterte and Marcos had initially competed for the presidency in the lead-up to the 2022 elections.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2025
There were the scions of Nigerian aristocrats in their business suits giving dap to bald-headed Qs in purple windbreakers and tan Timbs.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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