/* ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   EDITORIAL HOME v2 — big-firm pattern.
   Flat sections. Thin dividers. Generous white space.
   Teal reserved for CTAs and links; headlines are navy.
   ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */

/* Palette discipline — the italic .accent inside headlines is retired.
   Headlines are navy; the single accent appears as a thin teal rule
   beneath the eyebrow and as the colour on buttons / inline links. */
.ed-sec h2 .accent,
.hero-ed-h1 .accent,
.pg-header h2 .accent,
.h-xl .accent,
.h-lg .accent {
  color: inherit;
  font-style: normal;
}
.pg-header h2 .accent { color: var(--ink); }
.accent { color: inherit; font-style: normal; }

/* ─── HERO (editorial) ───────────────────────────────────── */
.hero-editorial {
  position: relative; min-height: 78vh;
  display: flex; align-items: center;
  background: var(--navy); color: #fff;
  overflow: hidden; padding: 120px 0 100px;
}
.hero-ed-media { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0; }
.hero-ed-media img {
  width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 30%;
}
.hero-ed-scrim {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(100deg,
    rgba(5,15,34,.95) 0%, rgba(5,15,34,.82) 45%, rgba(5,15,34,.55) 85%, rgba(5,15,34,.35) 100%);
}
.hero-ed-inner {
  position: relative; z-index: 1;
  max-width: 920px;
}
.hero-ed-eyebrow {
  font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.6); font-weight: 500;
  margin-bottom: 36px;
}
.hero-ed-eyebrow::after {
  content: ""; display: block; width: 36px; height: 1px;
  background: var(--teal); margin-top: 18px;
}
.hero-ed-h1 {
  font-family: var(--f-display);
  font-size: clamp(44px, 6vw, 76px);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.08;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: #fff;
  margin: 0 0 28px;
  max-width: 18ch;
}
.hero-ed-sub {
  font-family: var(--f-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(18px, 1.5vw, 22px);
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.82);
  line-height: 1.5;
  margin: 0 0 44px;
  max-width: 46ch;
  font-weight: 400;
}
.hero-ed-actions {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 24px; flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.hero-ed-link {
  color: #fff; text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 15px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .01em;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.4);
  padding-bottom: 2px;
  transition: border-color .18s, color .18s;
}
.hero-ed-link:hover { color: #fff; border-bottom-color: var(--teal); }
.hero-editorial .btn-primary {
  background: var(--teal); color: #fff; border: none;
  padding: 0 30px; height: 52px; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .005em;
}
.hero-editorial .btn-primary:hover { background: #0d8f6b; }

/* ─── SECTION PRIMITIVES ─────────────────────────────────── */
.ed-sec {
  padding: 110px 0;
  background: var(--white);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(10,31,61,.06);
}
.ed-sec:first-of-type { border-top: 0; }
.ed-sec-alt { background: #FAFAFA; }
.ed-sec-head { margin-bottom: 56px; max-width: 760px; }
.ed-ey {
  font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted); font-weight: 500;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  padding-bottom: 14px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(10,31,61,.1);
  display: inline-block;
  padding-right: 48px;
}
.ed-h {
  font-family: var(--f-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(32px, 3.4vw, 44px);
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  line-height: 1.15;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0;
}
.ed-sub {
  font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--body);
  margin-top: 20px; max-width: 60ch;
}
.ed-sec-cta {
  margin-top: 56px;
  padding-top: 36px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(10,31,61,.1);
}
.ed-sec-cta a {
  color: var(--teal); text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 600; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: .005em;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  padding-bottom: 2px;
  transition: border-color .18s;
}
.ed-sec-cta a:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--teal); }

/* ─── FEATURED INSIGHTS (section 1) ──────────────────────── */
.ed-insights-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 32px;
}
@media (max-width: 980px) { .ed-insights-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.ed-insight {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  cursor: pointer;
  text-decoration: none; color: var(--ink);
  transition: transform .25s cubic-bezier(.4,0,.2,1);
}
.ed-insight:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); }
.ed-insight-feature { grid-row: span 1; }
.ed-insight-img {
  aspect-ratio: 4/3;
  background-size: cover; background-position: center;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  position: relative;
}
.ed-insight-img-navy {
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, var(--navy) 0%, var(--navy-dk) 100%);
  display: flex; align-items: flex-end; padding: 36px;
}
.ed-insight-mark { color: #fff; }
.ed-insight-mark-brand { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .3em; color: rgba(255,255,255,.6); font-weight: 600; }
.ed-insight-mark-rule  { width: 36px; height: 1px; background: var(--teal); margin: 10px 0 20px; }
.ed-insight-mark-title { font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 22px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.2; }
.ed-insight-mark-year  { font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: 44px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1; margin-top: 4px; color: var(--teal); }

.ed-insight-body { }
.ed-tag {
  font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted); font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.ed-insight-body h3 {
  font-family: var(--f-display);
  font-size: 22px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.3;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em; color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 12px;
}
.ed-insight-feature .ed-insight-body h3 { font-size: 26px; }
.ed-insight-body p {
  font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--body);
  margin: 0 0 16px;
}
.ed-insight-cta {
  font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--teal);
  letter-spacing: .005em;
}

/* ─── WHAT WE DO (section 2) ─────────────────────────────── */
.ed-svc-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1px;
  background: rgba(10,31,61,.08);
  border: 1px solid rgba(10,31,61,.08);
}
@media (max-width: 900px) { .ed-svc-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
@media (max-width: 600px) { .ed-svc-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.ed-svc {
  background: var(--white);
  padding: 44px 36px;
  display: block; cursor: pointer;
  text-decoration: none; color: var(--ink);
  transition: background-color .22s;
  position: relative;
}
.ed-svc:hover { background: #FAFAFA; }
.ed-svc:hover h3 { color: var(--teal); }
.ed-svc-ix {
  font-family: var(--f-display);
  font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--muted); letter-spacing: .08em;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.ed-svc h3 {
  font-family: var(--f-display);
  font-size: 22px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.3;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  transition: color .18s;
}
.ed-svc p {
  font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--body);
  margin: 0;
}

/* ─── INDUSTRIES (section 3) ─────────────────────────────── */
.ed-ind-list {
  list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(10,31,61,.1);
}
.ed-ind-list li {
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(10,31,61,.1);
}
.ed-ind-list a {
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;
  padding: 28px 4px;
  font-family: var(--f-display);
  font-size: clamp(22px, 2.2vw, 30px);
  font-weight: 500; color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  transition: color .18s, padding .22s;
}
.ed-ind-list a:hover { color: var(--teal); padding-left: 12px; }
.ed-ind-list a span { color: var(--muted); font-size: 20px; font-weight: 400; }
.ed-ind-list a:hover span { color: var(--teal); }

/* ─── IMPACT (section 4) ─────────────────────────────────── */
.ed-methodology {
  margin-top: 36px;
  padding-top: 24px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(10,31,61,.08);
  font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.75; color: var(--muted);
  font-style: italic;
  max-width: 76ch;
}

/* ─── LEADERSHIP (section 5) ─────────────────────────────── */
.ed-leader {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 320px 1fr;
  gap: 60px;
  align-items: start;
  max-width: 980px;
}
@media (max-width: 820px) { .ed-leader { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; } }
.ed-leader-photo img {
  width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4/5;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center top;
  display: block;
}
.ed-leader-body h3 {
  font-family: var(--f-display);
  font-size: 32px; font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em; line-height: 1.2;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 6px;
}
.ed-leader-role {
  font-family: var(--f-serif); font-style: italic;
  font-size: 16px; color: var(--muted);
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.ed-leader-body p {
  font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.75; color: var(--body);
  margin: 0 0 24px;
}
.ed-leader-link {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  color: var(--teal); text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  padding-bottom: 2px;
  transition: border-color .18s;
}
.ed-leader-link:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--teal); }

/* ─── HOW WE WORK (section 6) ────────────────────────────── */
.ed-steps {
  list-style: none; counter-reset: ed-step;
  padding: 0; margin: 0;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 20px;
  max-width: 820px;
}
.ed-steps li {
  padding: 24px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(10,31,61,.1);
  font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--body);
}
.ed-steps li:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.ed-steps li strong {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--f-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 18px;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 6px;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}

/* ─── CLOSING CTA (section 7) ────────────────────────────── */
.ed-close {
  background: var(--navy); color: #fff;
  padding: 110px 0;
  position: relative;
}
.ed-close::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: 60px; height: 2px; background: var(--teal);
}
.ed-close h2 {
  font-family: var(--f-display);
  font-size: clamp(36px, 4vw, 52px);
  font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.15; letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: #fff;
  margin: 0 0 20px;
  max-width: 20ch;
}
.ed-close p {
  font-family: var(--f-serif); font-style: italic;
  font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgba(255,255,255,.78);
  margin: 0 0 36px;
  max-width: 46ch;
}
.ed-close-actions { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 24px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.ed-close-link {
  color: #fff; text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 15px; font-weight: 500;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.4);
  padding-bottom: 2px;
  transition: border-color .18s;
}
.ed-close-link:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--teal); }

/* ─── ENGAGEMENT MODELS (services page) ──────────────────── */
.ed-eng-grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 1px;
  background: rgba(10,31,61,.08);
  border: 1px solid rgba(10,31,61,.08);
  max-width: 960px;
}
@media (max-width: 820px) { .ed-eng-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.ed-eng {
  background: var(--white);
  padding: 32px 28px;
}
.ed-eng-tier {
  font-family: var(--f-display);
  font-size: 18px; font-weight: 500; color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}
.ed-eng p {
  font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--body);
  margin: 0;
}

/* ─── SUBSCRIBE PAGE ─────────────────────────────────────── */
.subscribe-page .sub-hero {
  background: var(--navy); color: #fff;
  padding: 110px 0 80px;
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
}
.subscribe-page .sub-hero::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 80% 30%, rgba(13,126,95,.18), transparent 60%);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.subscribe-page .sub-hero .wrap { position: relative; max-width: 920px; }
.sub-eyebrow {
  font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.6); font-weight: 500;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
  padding-bottom: 14px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(13,126,95,.4);
  display: inline-block; padding-right: 36px;
}
.sub-h1 {
  font-family: var(--f-display);
  font-size: clamp(32px, 4vw, 48px);
  font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.015em; line-height: 1.15;
  color: #fff; max-width: 20ch; margin: 0 0 20px;
}
.sub-sub {
  font-family: var(--f-serif); font-style: italic;
  font-size: 18px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.82); line-height: 1.6;
  max-width: 54ch;
}

.sub-form-sec { padding: 80px 0 110px; background: #FAFAFA; }
.sub-form-sec .wrap-sm {
  max-width: 1120px;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.7fr 1fr; gap: 56px;
}
@media (max-width: 900px) { .sub-form-sec .wrap-sm { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 48px; } }

.sub-form {
  background: #fff;
  padding: 44px 44px 40px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(10,31,61,.08);
}
@media (max-width: 540px) { .sub-form { padding: 32px 24px 28px; } }

.sub-grid-2 { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 16px; }
@media (max-width: 540px) { .sub-grid-2 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

.sub-fg { margin-bottom: 18px; }
.sub-fg label {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .14em;
  color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.sub-fg .opt {
  font-weight: 400; text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0;
  font-size: 11px; color: var(--subtle);
}
.sub-fg input, .sub-fg select {
  width: 100%; padding: 12px 14px;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--border); border-radius: 2px;
  font-size: 14.5px; font-family: inherit;
  color: var(--ink); background: #FAFAFA;
  outline: none;
  transition: border-color .18s, background-color .18s;
}
.sub-fg input:focus, .sub-fg select:focus { border-color: var(--teal); background: #fff; }

.sub-lists {
  margin-top: 28px;
  padding-top: 24px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.sub-lists-head {
  font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted); font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.sub-list-opt {
  display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 14px;
  padding: 18px 20px;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--border);
  margin-bottom: 10px; cursor: pointer;
  transition: border-color .18s, background-color .18s;
}
.sub-list-opt:hover { border-color: var(--teal); background: #FAFCFB; }
.sub-list-opt input[type="checkbox"] {
  width: 17px; height: 17px; margin-top: 2px;
  accent-color: var(--teal); flex-shrink: 0;
}
.sub-list-opt:has(input:checked) {
  border-color: var(--teal); background: #FAFCFB;
}
.sub-list-opt strong {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--f-display);
  font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink); margin-bottom: 4px;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}
.sub-list-opt span {
  display: block; font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--body);
  line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.sub-list-opt em {
  display: block; font-size: 11.5px; color: var(--muted);
  font-style: normal; letter-spacing: .04em;
}

.sub-check {
  display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 10px;
  margin: 22px 0 18px;
  font-size: 13px; color: var(--body); line-height: 1.5;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.sub-check input[type="checkbox"] {
  width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-top: 2px;
  accent-color: var(--teal); flex-shrink: 0;
}
.sub-check a { color: var(--teal); font-weight: 500; }
.sub-check a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }

.sub-submit {
  width: 100%; background: var(--teal) !important;
  border: none !important;
  height: 50px !important;
  font-size: 15px !important;
  font-weight: 600 !important;
  letter-spacing: .005em;
  border-radius: 4px !important;
}
.sub-submit:hover { background: #0d8f6b !important; }

.sub-ok {
  display: none;
  align-items: flex-start; gap: 10px;
  padding: 16px 18px; margin-top: 18px;
  background: rgba(13,126,95,.08);
  border-left: 2px solid var(--teal);
  color: var(--teal);
  font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.55;
}
.sub-ok.on { display: flex; }
.sub-ok svg { flex-shrink: 0; margin-top: 1px; }

.sub-aside h3 {
  font-family: var(--f-display);
  font-size: 20px; font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink); margin-bottom: 12px;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}
.sub-aside p { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--body); margin: 0 0 10px; }
.sub-aside a { color: var(--teal); font-weight: 500; }
.sub-wont {
  list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;
  display: grid; gap: 10px;
}
.sub-wont li {
  position: relative; padding: 10px 0 10px 22px;
  font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--body); line-height: 1.5;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(10,31,61,.06);
}
.sub-wont li:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.sub-wont li::before {
  content: "×"; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 8px;
  color: var(--muted); font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500;
}

/* ─── INLINE SUBSCRIBE PROMPT (home / insights / resources) ─ */
.sub-inline {
  background: #FAFAFA;
  padding: 60px 48px;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--teal);
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr; gap: 48px;
  align-items: center;
  margin-top: 56px;
}
@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .sub-inline { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 28px; padding: 44px 28px; }
}
.sub-inline h3 {
  font-family: var(--f-display);
  font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em; color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 12px;
}
.sub-inline p { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--body); margin: 0 0 4px; }
.sub-inline .sub-inline-cta {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
  background: var(--teal); color: #fff;
  padding: 14px 24px; text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 14.5px; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .005em;
  transition: background-color .18s;
  justify-self: end;
}
.sub-inline .sub-inline-cta:hover { background: #0d8f6b; }
@media (max-width: 820px) { .sub-inline .sub-inline-cta { justify-self: start; } }

/* ─── NAV: SIGN-IN / SIGN-UP ENTRY POINTS ─────────────────── */
.nav-auth {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
  margin-right: 18px;
}
.nav-auth-link {
  font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500; color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none; letter-spacing: .005em;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  padding-bottom: 1px;
  transition: color .18s, border-color .18s;
}
.nav-auth-link:hover { color: var(--teal); border-bottom-color: var(--teal); }
.nav-auth-sep { color: var(--subtle); font-size: 12px; }
@media (max-width: 980px) { .nav-auth { display: none; } }

/* ─── NAV WORDMARK — serif "Moenga." with teal dot, consistent ─────── */
.nav-logo { cursor: pointer; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; }
.nav-logo .nav-logo-svg {
  height: 32px; width: auto; display: block;
  transition: opacity .18s;
}
.nav-logo:hover .nav-logo-svg { opacity: .75; }
.nav-logo .nav-logo-text {
  font-family: var(--f-display);
  font-size: 22px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--ink); line-height: 1;
  flex-direction: row !important; align-items: baseline;
}
.nav-logo .nav-logo-text .dot { color: var(--teal); }

/* ─── FOOTER (compact 2-row, big-firm pattern) ────────────── */
/* Override the chunky practices.css footer. This block is loaded
   after it, so these rules win. */

.site-footer {
  background: var(--navy) !important;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.6) !important;
  padding: 56px 0 24px !important;
  margin-top: 0 !important;
  font-size: 12.5px;
  line-height: 1.4;
}

/* Row 1: brand + 4 columns, tight */
.site-footer .sf-top {
  display: grid !important;
  grid-template-columns: 1.6fr 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr !important;
  gap: 32px !important;
  padding-bottom: 36px !important;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08) !important;
  align-items: start !important;
}
@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .site-footer .sf-top {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr !important;
    gap: 36px 32px !important;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 540px) {
  .site-footer .sf-top { grid-template-columns: 1fr !important; }
}

/* Brand column */
.site-footer .sf-brand { max-width: 320px; padding-right: 16px; }
.site-footer .sf-brand-mark { display: inline-block; text-decoration: none; margin-bottom: 14px; }
.site-footer .sf-wordmark {
  font-family: var(--f-display);
  font-size: 24px; font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: #fff; line-height: 1;
}
.site-footer .sf-dot { color: var(--teal); }
.site-footer .sf-tagline {
  font-family: var(--f-serif); font-style: italic;
  font-size: 13.5px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.75);
  line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 8px; max-width: 32ch;
}
.site-footer .sf-locale {
  font-size: 11.5px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.5);
  line-height: 1.55;
}

/* Link columns */
.site-footer .sf-col { padding-top: 2px; }
.site-footer .sf-col h4 {
  font-size: 10.5px !important;
  letter-spacing: .22em !important;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--teal-br) !important;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 14px !important;
}
.site-footer .sf-col a {
  display: block !important;
  font-size: 12.5px !important;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.72) !important;
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 3px 0 !important;
  line-height: 1.35 !important;
  letter-spacing: .005em;
  transition: color .15s;
}
.site-footer .sf-col a:hover { color: #fff !important; }

/* Row 2: single bottom bar */
.site-footer .sf-contact { display: none !important; } /* legacy — hide the old contact row */

.site-footer .sf-bottom {
  display: flex !important;
  justify-content: space-between !important;
  align-items: center !important;
  gap: 24px !important;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  padding-top: 20px !important;
  padding-bottom: 0 !important;
  margin-top: 0 !important;
}
.site-footer .sf-bottom-left,
.site-footer .sf-bottom-right {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  font-size: 11.5px;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.5);
}
.site-footer .sf-copy { font-size: 11.5px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.5); line-height: 1.5; }
.site-footer .sf-legal { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; }

.site-footer .sf-bottom a {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.72) !important;
  text-decoration: none !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  font-size: 11.5px !important;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: color .15s, border-color .15s;
}
.site-footer .sf-bottom a:hover {
  color: #fff !important;
  border-bottom-color: rgba(255,255,255,.3);
}
.site-footer .sf-sep { color: rgba(255,255,255,.25); font-size: 11.5px; }
.site-footer .sf-bottom .fa-linkedin-in { color: var(--teal-br); margin-right: 2px; }

@media (max-width: 740px) {
  .site-footer .sf-bottom { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 16px; }
  .site-footer .sf-bottom-left, .site-footer .sf-bottom-right { gap: 8px; }
}

/* Legacy sf-top-level styles override — ensure no stray margin-bottom etc. */
.site-footer .sf-brand-svg { display: none; } /* retired */

/* ─── CHAT WIDGET — smaller, less visually dominant ─────── */
#cw-btn {
  width: 48px !important; height: 48px !important;
  background: var(--navy) !important;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(10,31,61,.3) !important;
  font-size: 18px !important;
}
#cw-btn:hover { transform: scale(1.04) !important; background: var(--navy-dk) !important; }

/* ─── SOFTEN BORDERS ACROSS LEGACY SECTIONS ──────────────── */
.svc-card, .ed-eng, .engage-step, .pricing-card {
  box-shadow: none !important;
}

/* ─── EMOJI STRIP FROM NAV DROPDOWN ──────────────────────── */
.nav-dd-menu a { padding-left: 12px; }
.nav-dd-menu a strong { font-family: var(--f-display); font-weight: 500; font-size: 14.5px; letter-spacing: -0.005em; }
.nav-dd-menu a em { font-family: var(--f-sans); font-size: 12px; }