.featured-blogs {
  margin-top: 30px;
}

.featured-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 2.2fr 1fr 1fr;
  grid-template-rows: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 18px;
  height: 460px;
}

.featured-item {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 4px;
  background: #000;
  box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18),
    inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  transition: all 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
}

.featured-main {
  grid-column: 1 / 2;
  grid-row: 1 / 3;
}

.featured-image,
.featured-image img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

.featured-image img {
  object-fit: cover;
  transform: scale(1);
  transition: transform 1.1s ease;
}

.featured-item::before {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  position: absolute;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  background: -o-linear-gradient(top, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0, #000 65%, #000 100%);
  background: -webkit-gradient(
    linear,
    left top,
    left bottom,
    from(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)),
    color-stop(65%, #000),
    to(#000)
  );
  background: linear-gradient(
    to bottom,
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0,
    #000 65%,
    #000 100%
  );
  opacity: 0.6;
  z-index: 2;
  transition: opacity 0.6s ease;
}

.featured-item:hover::before {
  opacity: 0.7;
}

.featured-item::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  width: 141%;
  height: 141%;
  top: -20%;
  left: -20%;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
  z-index: 2;
  transition: all 0.6s ease;
  transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-100%, -100%);
}

.featured-item:hover::after {
  transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(0%, -10%);
}

.featured-content {
  position: absolute;
  inset-inline: 0;
  bottom: -20px;
  padding: 15px 15px;
  z-index: 10;
  color: #fff;
}

.featured-category {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 4px 14px;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 600;
  border-radius: 4px;
  background: #0678b1;
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  letter-spacing: 0.4px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: all 0.45s ease, transform 0.45s ease;
}

.featured-title {
  margin-top: 10px;
  font-size: 17px;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.35;
  text-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
  transition: all 0.45s ease, transform 0.45s ease;
}

.featured-main .featured-title {
  font-size: 26px;
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.featured-item:hover {
  box-shadow: 0 30px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
}

.featured-item:hover::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  border-radius: 4px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
  z-index: 3;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.featured-meta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  margin-top: 10px;
  font-size: 13px;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(30px);
  transition: all 0.45s ease, transform 0.45s ease;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
}

.featured-meta i {
  font-size: 13px;
}

.featured-item:hover .featured-content .featured-meta {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(-30px);
}

.featured-item:hover .featured-content .featured-category {
  transform: translateY(-30px);
}

.featured-item:hover .featured-content .featured-title {
  transform: translateY(-30px);
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .featured-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    height: auto;
  }

  .featured-main {
    grid-row: auto;
    grid-column: auto;
  }

  .featured-item {
    height: 240px;
  }
}