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.hero-actions{margin-top:28px}
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.about-feature h2{font-size:clamp(2.2rem,3vw,3.55rem);margin-bottom:20px}
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.art-caption{position:absolute;left:28px;bottom:26px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:1.22rem;letter-spacing:.08em;line-height:1.35;color:#fff}
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.about-approach h3{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:400;font-size:1.3rem;margin:0 0 4px}
.about-approach li p{color:#aebcc7;font-size:13px;line-height:1.45;margin:0}
.light-section{background:#0c2033;color:#f2f5f6}
.service-preview{padding-block:90px}
.service-preview .section-heading h2{max-width:790px}
.light-section .eyebrow--dark,.service-group .eyebrow--dark{color:#d5ac6d}
.light-section .index,.service-group .index{color:#d9b777}
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.founder-preview{background:#0a1928;border-top:1px solid rgba(216,184,119,.17)}
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.site-header{background:#071522}
.brand{position:relative;background:transparent}
.brand::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;pointer-events:none;background:linear-gradient(115deg,#e2b873,#f4d9a2 46%,#c99a57 78%,#e7c78b);-webkit-mask-image:url('/assets/polaris-logo-transparent.png');mask-image:url('/assets/polaris-logo-transparent.png');-webkit-mask-size:100% 100%;mask-size:100% 100%;-webkit-mask-repeat:no-repeat;mask-repeat:no-repeat;opacity:.84}
.home-hero{background:#061522}
.hero-art{inset:0;width:100%;max-width:none;height:100%;opacity:1;filter:none;background-image:url('/assets/hero-strategy-reports.png');background-size:cover;background-position:center center;background-repeat:no-repeat}
.home-hero:before{z-index:1;background:linear-gradient(90deg,#051321 0%,rgba(5,19,33,.91) 17%,rgba(5,19,33,.71) 36%,rgba(5,19,33,.12) 68%,rgba(5,19,33,0) 100%),linear-gradient(0deg,#061522 0%,rgba(6,21,34,0) 24%)}
.home-hero:after{z-index:1;opacity:.32}
.home-hero,.home-hero-inner{min-height:700px}
.home-hero-copy{max-width:750px}
.home-hero h1{font-size:clamp(3.8rem,4.85vw,5.8rem);line-height:1.04;max-width:750px}
.home-hero .hero-lede{max-width:620px;font-size:clamp(1.08rem,1.28vw,1.29rem);line-height:1.52}
@media(max-width:900px){.hero-art{inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;background-size:cover;background-position:58% center;opacity:1}}
@media(max-width:900px){.home-hero,.home-hero-inner{min-height:650px}.home-hero h1{font-size:clamp(3.65rem,7.2vw,5rem)}}
@media(max-width:700px){.site-header{background:#071522}.home-hero,.home-hero-inner{min-height:0}.hero-art{inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;background-size:cover;background-position:62% center;opacity:1}.home-hero:before{background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(5,18,31,.96),rgba(5,18,31,.77)),linear-gradient(0deg,#061522 0%,transparent 55%)}.home-hero h1{font-size:clamp(3.15rem,10vw,4.75rem)}.home-hero .hero-lede{font-size:1.1rem}}
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@media(max-width:700px){
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/* The Who We Are image now presents the three-stage POLARIS methodology. */
.about-art{background-image:url('/assets/methodology-visual.svg');background-size:cover;background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat}