scion
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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
Herzen was an illegitimate son of Ivan Yakovlev, a wealthy scion of one of Russia’s oldest noble families.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The tech scion initially exuded confidence that Hollywood’s biggest merger in decades was on a fast track to completion by September.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
He became the invincible Gael, the scion of desperate races more ancient than Arthur’s, and more subtle.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
The effort has drawn billionaires and Trump-linked power-brokers, the scions of Cuban-American dynasties built on sugar, and immigrants who amassed fortunes over decades in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 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
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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