.progress-timeline {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.progress-timeline__bg {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(170deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.84) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.74) 48%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9) 100%),
    var(--progress-timeline-bg-image, none);
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
}

.progress-timeline__bg::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: -25%;
  right: -15%;
  width: 70%;
  height: 85%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(181, 118, 61, 0.1) 0%, transparent 72%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.progress-timeline__inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: min(1200px, calc(100% - (var(--section-padding-x) * 2)));
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: var(--section-padding-y) 0;
  color: var(--color-text-inverse);
}

.progress-timeline__header {
  text-align: left;
  margin-bottom: clamp(1.8rem, 3.2vw, 3.2rem);
}

.progress-timeline__title {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: "Bebas Neue", "Arial Narrow", sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4.6vw, 4rem);
  line-height: 0.92;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.progress-timeline__intro {
  max-width: 44rem;
  margin: 0.8rem 0 0;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.68);
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.progress-timeline__cards {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: clamp(0.9rem, 2vw, 1.3rem);
}

.progress-timeline__card {
  display: grid;
  align-content: start;
  gap: 0.9rem;
  min-height: clamp(16rem, 24vw, 21rem);
  padding: clamp(1.1rem, 2.2vw, 1.8rem);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.42);
  backdrop-filter: blur(2px);
}

.progress-timeline__quote-mark {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.84);
  font-family: "Bebas Neue", "Arial Narrow", sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.6rem);
  line-height: 0.8;
  animation: progressQuotePulse 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.progress-timeline__quote {
  margin: 0;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.84);
  font-family: "Libre Franklin", sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(0.88rem, 1vw, 1rem);
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.progress-timeline__person {
  margin-top: auto;
}

.progress-timeline__person-name {
  margin: 0;
  color: #fff;
  font-family: "Libre Franklin", sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.progress-timeline__person-meta {
  margin: 0.45rem 0 0;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.62);
  font-family: "Libre Franklin", sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

@keyframes progressQuotePulse {
  0%,
  100% {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
  50% {
    opacity: 0.56;
    transform: translateY(-1px);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .progress-timeline__header {
    margin-bottom: 1.3rem;
  }

  .progress-timeline__cards {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 0.8rem;
  }

  .progress-timeline__inner {
    padding: calc(var(--section-padding-y) * 0.75) 0;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .progress-timeline__quote-mark {
    animation: none;
  }
}