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@media(max-width:900px){.category-grid,.article-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}.featured-article{grid-template-columns:1fr}.featured-media img{min-height:280px}.single-layout{grid-template-columns:1fr}.sidebar-card{position:static}.cta-row,.related-service{align-items:flex-start;flex-direction:column}}
@media(max-width:600px){.mep-article-shell{width:min(100% - 28px,1180px)}.mep-article-hero{padding:58px 0}.mep-article-section{padding:54px 0}.category-grid,.article-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.article-search{flex-direction:column;gap:8px}.featured-copy{padding:24px}.article-card-media{height:200px}.mep-article-section h2,.mep-article-cta h2{font-size:28px}.single-article-hero{padding:55px 0}.single-layout{gap:30px;padding-top:36px}.single-featured{margin-top:24px}.single-meta{font-size:13px}}

/* v1.1.1: in-page article table of contents; no mutation of saved content. */
.mep-article-toc{border:1px solid var(--mep-line);border-inline-start:4px solid var(--mep-yellow);background:var(--mep-soft);padding:22px 24px;margin-bottom:32px;border-radius:3px}
.mep-article-toc-title{font-size:20px;font-weight:750;line-height:1.5;margin:0 0 12px;color:var(--mep-text)}
.mep-article-toc ol{margin:0;padding-inline-start:24px;list-style:decimal}
.mep-article-toc li{margin:7px 0;line-height:1.5}
.mep-article-toc-level-3{margin-inline-start:20px!important;font-size:.95em}
.mep-article-toc a{text-decoration:none;color:var(--mep-navy2)}
.mep-article-toc a:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--mep-navy);outline-offset:3px}
.article-prose h2[id],.article-prose h3[id]{scroll-margin-top:110px}
@media(max-width:600px){.mep-article-toc{padding:18px 16px}.mep-article-toc-title{font-size:18px}}