scion

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The scion of a property empire, Trump himself avoided the draft for the Vietnam war.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

Long before David Ellison and his family acquired Paramount and CBS last summer, the 43-year-old tech scion and aircraft pilot already had his sights set on Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

JKF Jr. was the scion of American political royalty, and Bessette was the commoner who won his heart by side-eyeing his fame.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

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 • Feb. 8, 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