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    background-image: none !important;
}

/*.uaelbtn--skin-gradient .uael-share-btn__icon, .uaelbtn--skin-gradient .uael-share-btn__text {
    background-image: none !important;
}*/

.cta-button:hover a {
    color: #ac1f2d !important;
}


.read-more-link .elementor-heading-title.elementor-heading-title a {
}

.post-tags .elementor-post-info__terms-list a {
    background-color: var( --e-global-color-e849f17 );
    padding: 3px 10px;
    color: #fff;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    display: inline-block !important;
    margin-bottom: 5px !important;
}
.post-tags .elementor-post-info__terms-list a:hover {
    background-color: var(--ast-global-color-0);
}
.post-tags .elementor-post-info__terms-list {
    color: #f5f5f5;
}

.takeaways h4:before {
    content: "Key Takeaways:";
    color: inherit !important;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
}


.format-blog .post-badge .elementor-widget-container {
    background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ) !important;
}

.format-blog .elementor-page-title h1 {
    color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ) !important;
}/* End custom CSS */