.alsman-featured-articles-section {
  padding: 60px 0 0;
  background: #fff;
}
.alsman-featured-articles-section .alsman-featured-articles-title-area {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 32px;
}
.alsman-featured-articles-section .alsman-featured-articles-title {
  margin:0;
  font-size:clamp(22px, 2.2vw, 42px);
  font-weight:700;
  color: var(--title-text-color);
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  line-height: 1.1;
}
.alsman-featured-articles-section .alsman-featured-articles-desc {
  font-size:18px;
  color: var(--text-color);
  margin: 15px 0 0;
  line-height: 1.8;
}
.alsman-featured-articles-section .alsman-featured-articles-swiper-wrap {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
}
.alsman-featured-articles-section .alsman-featured-articles-swiper {
  width: 100%;
  border-radius: var(--button-radius);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.alsman-featured-articles-section .alsman-featured-article-card {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  height: 420px;
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  border-radius: var(--button-radius);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.alsman-featured-articles-section .alsman-featured-article-card-mask {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 48px 48px 36px 48px;
  background: linear-gradient(
    90deg,
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.72) 40%,
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18) 100%
  );
  color: #fff;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  height: 100%;
}
.alsman-featured-articles-section .alsman-featured-article-date {
  font-size:16px;
  color: #fff;
  opacity: 0.92;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
}
.alsman-featured-articles-section .alsman-featured-article-title {
  font-size:clamp(18px, 1.72vw, 33px);
  font-weight:700;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  color: #fff;
  line-height: 1.2;
}
.alsman-featured-articles-section .alsman-featured-article-desc {
  font-size:18px;
  color: #fff;
  opacity: 0.95;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
  line-height:1.8;
  max-width: 60%;
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  word-break: break-all;
}
.alsman-featured-articles-section .alsman-featured-article-btn-wrap {
  width: auto;
  display: block;
  margin-top: 0;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}
.alsman-featured-articles-section .alsman-featured-article-btn {
  display: inline-block;
  background: var(--color-primary);
  color: #fff;
  font-size:18px;
  font-weight: 500;
  padding: 10px 38px;
  border-radius: var(--button-radius);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background 0.2s;
  min-width: 0;
  max-width: 100%;
  margin: 0;
  white-space: nowrap;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  vertical-align: middle;
}
.alsman-featured-articles-section .alsman-featured-article-btn:hover {
  background: var(--btn-hover);
}
.alsman-featured-articles-section .alsman-featured-articles-swiper .swiper-pagination {
  right: 32px !important;
  bottom: 24px !important;
  left: auto !important;
  z-index: 2 !important;
  width: auto !important;
}
.alsman-featured-articles-section .alsman-featured-articles-swiper .swiper-pagination-bullet {
  height: 10px;
  width: 10px;
  background: #fff;
  margin: 0 6px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  opacity: 1;
  display: inline-block;
  transition: background 0.2s;
}
.alsman-featured-articles-section .alsman-featured-articles-swiper .swiper-pagination-bullet-active {
  background: var(--btn-hover);
}


@media (max-width: 1280px) {
.alsman-featured-articles-section .alsman-featured-articles-desc{font-size:17px;}
.alsman-featured-articles-section .alsman-featured-article-btn{font-size:17px;padding:10px 35px;}
}

@media (max-width: 992px) {

.alsman-featured-articles-section {padding:50px 0 0;}

  .alsman-featured-articles-section .alsman-featured-article-card {
    height: 320px;
  }
  .alsman-featured-articles-section .alsman-featured-article-card-mask {
    padding: 28px 18px 18px 18px;
  }

.alsman-featured-articles-section .alsman-featured-article-desc{margin-bottom:20px;max-width:100%;font-size: 16px;}
.alsman-featured-articles-section .alsman-featured-article-btn{font-size:16px;padding:10px 32px;}
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
.alsman-featured-articles-section{padding:30px 0 0;}
.alsman-featured-articles-section .alsman-featured-articles-desc{font-size:15px;line-height:1.5;}
.alsman-featured-articles-section .alsman-featured-article-desc{font-size:15px;line-height:1.5;}
.alsman-featured-articles-section .alsman-featured-article-btn{font-size:15px;padding:10px 28px;}
}

@media (max-width:480px) {

.alsman-featured-articles-section .alsman-featured-articles-title-area{text-align:left;margin-bottom:25px;}

.alsman-featured-articles-section .alsman-featured-articles-desc{font-size:14px;}

.alsman-featured-articles-section .alsman-featured-article-card-mask{padding:20px 15px;}
  
.alsman-featured-articles-section .alsman-featured-article-desc{font-size:14px;}
.alsman-featured-articles-section .alsman-featured-article-date{font-size:14px;margin-bottom:12px;}
.alsman-featured-articles-section .alsman-featured-article-btn{font-size:14px;padding:8px 25px;}

}