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/* Cards */
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/* Breadcrumbs */
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/* Category */
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/* ===== 2.1 Audit + component hardening ===== */
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/* article header/byline/toolbelt */
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/* long-form native WordPress/Gutenberg content */
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/* article utility components */
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.code-shell{max-width:100%;overflow:hidden}.code-shell pre{max-width:100%;overflow:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch}.code-toolbar{position:relative;z-index:1}

/* About/page enhancement */
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/* tag and empty states */
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/* footer utility refinement */
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/* newsletter becomes useful even without provider integration */
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/* responsive audit fixes */
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.lost-signal__graphic{width:min(620px,100%);height:220px;margin:0 auto 28px;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.10);overflow:hidden}.lost-signal__graphic .signal-visual{min-height:220px}
.empty-state--compact{padding:22px 0;border-inline:0;background:transparent;color:var(--slate);font-size:13px}.empty-state--compact p{margin:0}
/* subtle channel accents remain inside the same brand system */
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.article-topics{margin-top:22px;margin-bottom:28px;align-items:center}.article-topics>.micro-label{margin-right:4px;color:var(--slate)}

/* v2.4 final release hardening */
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