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.carousel-portrait{position:absolute;top:-42px;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);width:100px;height:100px;border-radius:50%;border:2px solid var(--gold);overflow:hidden;z-index:3;background:var(--cream)}.carousel-portrait img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 18%}.priority-card{padding-top:65px}@media(max-width:767px){.carousel-portrait{width:80px;height:80px;top:-32px}.priority-card{padding-top:53px}}

/* Launch Automation attribution */
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/* Integration: keep the WindSong script words inside the viewport on phones */
@media(max-width:767px){
.ascend-editorial .perspectives-heading em{font-size:46px}
.ascend-editorial .partner-copy h2 em{font-size:52px}
.ascend-editorial .conversation-title em{font-size:56px}
.ascend-editorial .articles-heading h2{white-space:normal}
.ascend-editorial .articles-heading em{display:block;font-size:50px;margin-top:-6px}
.ascend-editorial .perspectives-heading em{font-size:42px}
.ascend-editorial .intro-name em{font-size:46px}
}

/* Integration: 1200-1599px, keep the introduction copy clear of the subject */
@media(min-width:1200px) and (max-width:1599px){
.ascend-editorial .introduction .media img{object-position:right 25%}
.ascend-editorial .intro-wash{background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--cream) 0,#f8f5efe6 40%,#f8f5ef8c 56%,transparent 72%),linear-gradient(0deg,var(--cream),transparent 20%)}
.ascend-editorial .intro-name em{display:block;margin-left:0;font-size:60px}
}


/* Powered By Launch Automation: animated reactor mark plus the LAUNCH logo montage. Light
   variant for this page's cream footer. --credit-text and --logo-filter do the switch. */
.ascend-editorial .launch-credit{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:0;text-decoration:none;background:transparent;max-width:100%;--credit-text:#f4f7fc;--logo-filter:none}
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.ascend-editorial .launch-credit__label{color:var(--credit-text);font:500 15px/1.2 Jakarta,Arial,sans-serif;white-space:nowrap;position:relative;z-index:1;transform:translateY(21px)}
.ascend-editorial .launch-credit__media{position:relative;display:block;width:310px;height:92px;margin-left:-77px;flex:none;background:transparent;filter:var(--logo-filter)}
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.ascend-editorial .launch-credit__media video{visibility:hidden}
.ascend-editorial .launch-credit[data-video-ready] video{visibility:visible}
.ascend-editorial .launch-credit[data-video-ready] img{visibility:hidden}
.ascend-editorial .launch-credit:focus-visible{outline:2px solid #9462e8;outline-offset:4px;border-radius:4px}
.ascend-editorial .launch-reactor-wrap{position:relative;display:block;flex:0 0 38px;width:38px;height:38px;margin-right:7px;transform:translateY(21px);z-index:2;overflow:visible}
.ascend-editorial .launch-reactor-svg{position:absolute;inset:0;display:block;width:100%;height:100%;overflow:visible}
.ascend-editorial .launch-reactor-still{display:none}
@media(max-width:380px){
.ascend-editorial .launch-credit__media{width:270px;height:80px;margin-left:-66px}
.ascend-editorial .launch-credit__label{font-size:14px;transform:translateY(18px)}
.ascend-editorial .launch-reactor-wrap{width:32px;height:32px;flex-basis:32px;margin-right:5px;transform:translateY(18px)}
}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
.ascend-editorial .launch-credit[data-video-ready] video{visibility:hidden}
.ascend-editorial .launch-credit[data-video-ready] img{visibility:visible}
.ascend-editorial .launch-reactor-motion{display:none}
.ascend-editorial .launch-reactor-still{display:block}
}