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   Ali Zamanian, Startup Legal Strategy, Journal
   Shared stylesheet for the blog. Tokens mirror the main site exactly.
   Hard copy rule: never use em dashes in content.
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}
.az-more p {
  font-size: 15.5px;
  line-height: 1.62;
  color: var(--ink-body-2);
  max-width: 560px;
  margin: 0;
}
.az-more__link {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--accent);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
  padding-top: 8px;
}
.az-more__link:hover { color: var(--ink-head); }

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .az-topic-map { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .az-topic { min-height: 150px; }
  .az-more { display: block; }
  .az-more__link { display: inline-block; margin-top: 18px; }
}

/* ---------- footer ---------- */
.az-footer { background: var(--navy-deep); color: #98A0AB; border-top: 3px solid var(--accent); }
.az-footer__inner { max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto; padding: clamp(52px, 6vw, 76px) var(--pad-x) clamp(32px, 4vw, 44px); }
.az-footer__top { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 40px; justify-content: space-between; padding-bottom: 42px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline-dark); }
.az-footer__brand { flex: 1 1 280px; min-width: 240px; }
.az-footer__brand-row { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; margin-bottom: 16px; }
.az-footer__mark { width: 34px; height: 34px; border: 1px solid var(--hairline-dark-2); border-radius: 3px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 15px; font-weight: 600; color: #E4E8ED; }
.az-footer__name { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; color: #EDF1F5; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
.az-footer__brand p { font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.62; color: var(--on-dark-faint-2); max-width: 320px; margin: 0; }
.az-footer__cols { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 48px; }
.az-footer__col-h { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #5E6873; margin-bottom: 18px; }
.az-footer__col a, .az-footer__col span { display: block; text-decoration: none; color: var(--on-dark-muted); font-size: 14.5px; padding: 6px 0; transition: color .2s ease; }
.az-footer__col span { color: var(--on-dark-faint-2); }
.az-footer__col a:hover { color: #FFFFFF; }
.az-footer__legal { padding-top: 28px; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 18px; justify-content: space-between; align-items: flex-start; }
.az-footer__legal p { font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.62; color: #5E6873; max-width: 780px; margin: 0; }
.az-footer__legal .copy { white-space: nowrap; }

/* ---------- journal index: themed categories (v2) ---------- */
.az-cat { max-width: 760px; margin: clamp(52px, 6vw, 88px) 0 26px; }
.az-cat.is-first { margin-top: 0; }
.az-grid + .az-cat, .az-feature + .az-cat { margin-top: clamp(56px, 6.5vw, 92px); }
.az-cat__kicker { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent); margin-bottom: 16px; }
.az-cat__label { display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 16px; margin: 0; font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 500; font-size: clamp(25px, 3.3vw, 35px); line-height: 1.1; letter-spacing: -0.02em; color: var(--ink-head); }
.az-cat__num { flex: 0 0 auto; font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: var(--accent); transform: translateY(-2px); }

.az-cat__count {
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent); border: 1px solid var(--tint-border);
  border-radius: 999px; padding: 3px 10px; margin-left: 10px; vertical-align: 2px; white-space: nowrap;
}

.az-cat__desc { font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.62; color: var(--ink-body-2); margin: 13px 0 0; max-width: 620px; }

/* card metadata: read time + New pill */
.az-card__read { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--on-dark-faint); white-space: nowrap; }
.az-new { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 9px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #EDF1F5; background: var(--accent); border-radius: 2px; padding: 3px 7px; line-height: 1; }
.az-card h3 em, .az-feature h3 em { font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; color: var(--accent); }