scion
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The judge’s approval allows tech scion David Ellison to finalize his company’s $111-billion takeover of Warner Bros.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 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 majority of those who carried out the 9/11 attacks were from Saudi Arabia and planning was led by al-Qaeda founder Osama Bin-Laden, scion of a prominent Saudi family.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The chain got its start in Vancouver, British Columbia, when Brian Hill, a Canadian retail scion, opened the first boutique in 1984 in a shopping center there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Bram Fischer, a part-time lecturer, was the scion of a distinguished Afrikaner family: his grandfather had been prime minister of the Orange River Colony and his father was judge-president of the Orange Free State.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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
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.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2025
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
Hampton’s student body ranged from youngsters taking their family’s first step onto the ladder of social mobility to the scions of the Talented Tenth.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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