/* TRUST STRIP – CORE DESIGN */
.trust-strip {
  background: var(--soft-bg);
  border-radius: 14px;
  padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 2rem auto;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
}

.trust-left {
  max-width: 620px;
}

.ta-badge {
  display: inline-block;
  background: var(--secondary-color);
  color: #000;
  padding: 4px 10px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.trust-quote {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  margin: 0.4rem 0;
  color: #2f2f2f;
}

.trust-meta {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  align-items: center;
}

.trust-author {
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--primary-color);
}

.trust-flags {
  font-size: 1rem;
  opacity: 0.85;
}

.trust-right {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.25rem;
}

.trust-metric {
  text-align: center;
}

.trust-metric strong {
  display: block;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--primary-color);
}

.trust-metric span {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  color: #555;
}

.trust-cta {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--primary-color);
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.trust-cta:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}

/* MOBILE */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .trust-strip {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
  }

  .trust-right {
    width: 100%;
    justify-content: space-between;
  }
}
.trust-section {
  
  padding: 3rem 1rem;          /* optional spacing */
}

.trust-strip {
  background-color: var(--soft-bg);  /* keeps the card color unchanged */
}