scion
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Tech scion David Ellison’s proposed merger has been hurtling toward the finish line after securing approvals from the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Even his working-class credentials came under attack; the scion of a well-heeled family, Platner attended boarding school and got $200,000 from his dad to buy a house.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
“You’re going to be a great success,” Trump recently said on stage when he saw the scion in a Miami crowd.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Its founding team included Tesla veteran Mark Schwager and Napa Valley wine scion Carlo Mondavi, the grandson of Napa legend Robert Mondavi.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
And if he, good Christian, scion of a striving class, patron saint of the twice as good, could be forever bound, who then could not?
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Call them “fail-sons,” incompetent scions who, no matter how hard they try, will never be as accomplished as their rich or powerful parents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
In late November in Jamnagar, India, the scions of two of the most powerful families in the world stood face-to-face.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 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
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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