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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 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 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

Tech scion David Ellison wants to add HBO, CNN, HGTV, Food Network and the Warner Bros. studio to his smaller stable of Paramount properties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Then Aragorn cried: ‘Yé! utúvienyes! I have found it! Lo! here is a scion of the Eldest of Trees! But how comes it here? For it is not itself yet seven years old.’

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

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

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

Outlanders, foreigners, and freedmen were not allowed inside the Black Wall save at the invitation of those who dwelt within, scions of the Old Blood who could trace their ancestry back to Valyria itself.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin