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

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

Casey Wasserman is the scion of a Los Angeles dynasty, and he is heading up the planning for the 2028 Olympic Games.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 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