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@media(max-width:380px){.hero h1{font-size:3.5rem}.hero-bottom{font-size:.75rem}.hero-bottom span:first-child{letter-spacing:0}h2{font-size:2.9rem}.contact h2{font-size:3.05rem}.hero-description{font-size:.9375rem}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}*,*:before,*:after{animation:none!important;transition:none!important}.button:hover{transform:none}}

/* Responsive contact and text-reflow safeguards. */
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.contact-email{display:block;width:fit-content;max-width:100%;min-height:44px;margin:8px auto 0;padding:8px 0;color:#e3d2a8;font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.8;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#b49b5766;text-underline-offset:5px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;user-select:text}
.contact-email:hover{color:#fff;text-decoration-color:currentColor}
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.text-link,.button{max-width:100%;min-height:44px}
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.text-link span,.button span{flex-shrink:0}
.section-heading .eyebrow{white-space:normal}
.hero-bottom{flex-wrap:wrap}
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@media(max-width:380px){.hero h1{font-size:3.2rem}.hero-bottom{gap:6px 16px}.hero-bottom span:first-child{flex-basis:100%}.contact h2{font-size:2.8rem}.section-heading{gap:14px}.site-footer{column-gap:16px}}
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/* Selected insights and readable, independent article pages. */
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.insights-intro p{max-width:340px;color:var(--muted)}
.insights-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:44px 48px}
.insight-card{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:24px;min-width:0}
.insight-card img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover;margin-bottom:22px}
.insight-card .eyebrow{display:block;color:var(--gold-dark);margin-bottom:12px}
.insight-card h3{font-size:clamp(1.8rem,2.7vw,2.55rem);line-height:1.15;letter-spacing:-.015em}
.insight-card h3 a{display:block;min-height:44px;padding-block:4px;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-decoration-color:transparent;text-underline-offset:5px}
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.insight-card p{color:var(--muted);margin-top:14px;line-height:1.8}
.article-header{padding-block:38px 54px}
.breadcrumbs{font-size:.875rem;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:42px}
.breadcrumbs ol{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px 14px;margin:0;padding:0;list-style:none}
.breadcrumbs li{min-width:0;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px}
.breadcrumbs li+li:before{content:'/';color:var(--gold-dark)}
.breadcrumbs a{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;min-height:44px;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:var(--line);text-underline-offset:4px}
.breadcrumbs [aria-current]{overflow-wrap:anywhere}
.article-heading{max-width:980px;margin-inline:auto;text-align:center}
.article-heading .eyebrow{color:var(--gold-dark)}
.article-heading h1{font-size:clamp(2.8rem,5vw,5.3rem);line-height:1.08;letter-spacing:-.035em;margin-block:22px}
.article-deck{font-size:1.125rem;color:var(--muted);max-width:750px;margin-inline:auto}
.article-byline{display:flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px 26px;font-size:.875rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:26px}
.article-byline a{min-height:44px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:4px;text-decoration-color:var(--line);color:var(--ink)}
.article-cover{margin-top:42px}
.article-cover img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:2/1;object-fit:cover}
.article-body{max-width:760px;margin-inline:auto;padding-block:12px 66px;font-size:1.0625rem;line-height:1.95;overflow-wrap:anywhere}
.article-body h2{font-size:clamp(2rem,3vw,2.7rem);line-height:1.15;margin:48px 0 22px;letter-spacing:-.015em}
.article-body h3{font-size:clamp(1.65rem,2.4vw,2rem);line-height:1.2;margin:32px 0 18px;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.article-body h2 strong,.article-body h3 strong{font-weight:400}
.article-body p+p{margin-top:1.25rem}
.article-body ul,.article-body ol{padding-left:1.6em;margin-block:24px}
.article-body li{padding-left:.2em;margin-block:10px}
.article-body a{text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:var(--gold-dark);text-underline-offset:4px}
.article-body .luxury-words{columns:3;column-gap:40px;margin-block:28px;padding:26px 26px 26px 50px;border-block:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--soft)}
.article-body .luxury-words li{break-inside:avoid;margin:0;padding-block:3px;font-size:1rem}
.article-body .luxury-words li::marker{color:var(--gold-dark);font-size:.8125rem}
.article-end{max-width:760px;margin:0 auto 70px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:30px}
.article-end p{color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:18px}
.related-insights{padding:44px 0 66px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.related-insights h2{font-size:2.6rem;margin-bottom:26px}
.related-insights ul{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:30px;list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0}
.related-insights li{min-width:0}
.related-insights a{display:block;min-height:44px;padding-block:12px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.65rem;line-height:1.3;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:var(--line);text-underline-offset:5px;overflow-wrap:anywhere}
.related-insights a:hover{color:var(--gold-dark)}
.not-found{padding-block:80px 100px;max-width:800px}
.not-found h1{font-size:clamp(3rem,6vw,5rem);line-height:1.1;margin-block:20px}
.not-found p{max-width:580px;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:24px}
.not-found-links{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:20px 40px}
@media(min-width:901px) and (max-width:1150px){.site-header nav{gap:18px}.site-header nav .nav-contact{margin-left:0}.header-inner{gap:20px}}
@media(max-width:900px){.insights-intro{display:block;margin-bottom:34px}.insights-intro p{max-width:100%;margin-top:24px}.insights-grid{gap:34px 28px}.article-header{padding-block:18px 30px}.breadcrumbs{margin-bottom:24px}.breadcrumbs li:last-child{flex-basis:100%}.article-heading{text-align:left}.article-heading h1{font-size:clamp(2.65rem,7.5vw,4.4rem)}.article-deck{font-size:1rem}.article-byline{justify-content:flex-start;gap:4px 22px;margin-top:18px}.article-cover{margin-top:28px}.article-cover img{aspect-ratio:16/10}.article-body{padding-block:6px 44px;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.9}.article-body h2{margin-top:36px}.article-body .luxury-words{columns:2;column-gap:28px;padding:20px 14px 20px 42px}.article-end{margin-bottom:44px}.related-insights ul{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:12px}.related-insights{padding-block:32px 44px}}
@media(max-width:600px){.insights-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.insight-card img{margin-bottom:18px}.article-byline{display:block}.article-byline time{white-space:normal}.article-byline span{display:block}.breadcrumbs li:last-child{font-size:.8125rem}.insight-card h3{font-size:2rem}}
@media(max-width:380px){.article-heading h1{font-size:2.5rem}.article-body .luxury-words{columns:1}.article-body h2{font-size:2rem}}