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.article-card {
  transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
}

/* Image grows **only downward** 
.article-card img {
  transition: transform 0.6s ease; */
  /* transform-origin: top center;  
  anchor the top so it expands downward */
}

/* .article-card:hover img {
  transform: scaleY(1.03); /* vertical grow only 
    transition: all 0.6s ease;
}*/

.article-card .article-title .elementor-heading-title {
  font-size: 24px;
  transition: font-size 0.6s ease, transform 0.6s ease;
}

.article-card:hover .article-title .elementor-heading-title {
  font-size: 28px;

}



/* Icon scaling animation (from 0 to full size) */
.article-card .hover-icon {
  transform: scale(0);
  transition: transform 0.6s ease;
  transform-origin: bottom right;
}

.article-card:hover .hover-icon {
  transform: scale(1);
}/* End custom CSS */
/* Start Custom Fonts CSS */@font-face {
	font-family: 'applied sand-pro';
	font-style: normal;
	font-weight: normal;
	font-display: auto;
	src: url('https://mercury.investments/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/AppliedSansProMedium.woff') format('woff');
}
@font-face {
	font-family: 'applied sand-pro';
	font-style: normal;
	font-weight: 300;
	font-display: auto;
	src: url('https://mercury.investments/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/AppliedSansProLight.woff') format('woff');
}
@font-face {
	font-family: 'applied sand-pro';
	font-style: normal;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-display: auto;
	src: url('https://mercury.investments/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/AppliedSansProBold.woff') format('woff');
}
/* End Custom Fonts CSS */