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font-size: .75rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .05em; margin-top: auto; padding-top: 24px; text-transform: uppercase; } #izsca-page .izp-callout { background: var(–iz-navy); color: var(–iz-cream); padding: clamp(62px, 8vw, 100px) 0; } #izsca-page .izp-callout-grid { align-items: end; display: grid; gap: 34px; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.25fr) minmax(240px, .75fr); } #izsca-page .izp-callout .izp-section-kicker { color: var(–iz-orange); } #izsca-page .izp-callout h2 { font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5vw, 4.7rem); line-height: .95; } #izsca-page .izp-callout p { color: rgba(247,242,234,.7); font-size: .95rem; margin-top: 20px; max-width: 520px; } #izsca-page .izp-callout-note { border-left: 1px solid rgba(247,242,234,.24); color: rgba(247,242,234,.72); font-size: .9rem; padding-left: 22px; } #izsca-page .izp-button { background: var(–iz-orange); border-radius: 999px; color: var(–iz-navy); display: inline-flex; font-size: .78rem; font-weight: 800; gap: 9px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 13px 18px; 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font-family: var(–iz-serif); font-size: 1.35rem; font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 7px; } #izsca-page .izp-list-item span { color: var(–iz-muted); font-size: .9rem; } @media (max-width: 850px) { #izsca-page .izp-post-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); } #izsca-page .izp-callout-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } } @media (max-width: 620px) { #izsca-page .izp-container { width: min(100% – 32px, 1120px); } #izsca-page .izp-hero { padding-top: 62px; } #izsca-page .izp-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(3.1rem, 15vw, 5.1rem); } #izsca-page .izp-chip-nav { padding-inline: 16px; } #izsca-page .izp-section-head { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; } #izsca-page .izp-post-grid, #izsca-page .izp-about-grid, #izsca-page .izp-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } #izsca-page .izp-post-card { min-height: 325px; } #izsca-page .izp-about-card h3 { margin-top: 38px; } #izsca-page .izp-callout-note { border-left: 0; border-top: 1px solid rgba(247,242,234,.24); padding-left: 0; padding-top: 20px; } }
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