.blog-list {
      padding-top: var(--header-offset, 120px);
      padding-bottom: 40px;
      background-color: #f0f2f5;
      color: #333;
      font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
      padding-left: 15px;
      padding-right: 15px;
      max-width: 1200px;
      margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .blog-list__main-heading {
      text-align: center;
      font-size: 2.5em;
      color: #1a2a6c;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      font-weight: bold;
      padding-top: 20px;
    }

    .blog-list__description {
      text-align: center;
      font-size: 1.1em;
      color: #555;
      margin-bottom: 50px;
      max-width: 800px;
      margin-left: auto;
      margin-right: auto;
      line-height: 1.6;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-wrapper {
      position: relative;
      padding: 20px 0;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-wrapper::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      left: 50%;
      width: 4px;
      background-color: #e0e0e0;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      z-index: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__items {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 50px;
    }

    .blog-list__item {
      position: relative;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      background-color: #fff;
      border-radius: 12px;
      box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
      overflow: hidden;
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      z-index: 2;
      max-width: 90%;
      margin-left: auto;
      margin-right: auto;
    }

    .blog-list__item:hover {
      transform: translateY(-8px);
      box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
    }

    .blog-list__item::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      width: 22px;
      height: 22px;
      background-color: #007bff;
      border: 4px solid #fff;
      border-radius: 50%;
      z-index: 3;
      top: 25px;
      left: 50%;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
    }

    .blog-list__image-container {
      width: 100%;
      padding-top: 56.25%;
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
      background-color: #eee;
    }

    .blog-list__image {
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      border-top-left-radius: 12px;
      border-top-right-radius: 12px;
    }

    .blog-list__content {
      padding: 25px;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 12px;
    }

    .blog-list__title-link {
      font-size: 20px;
      font-weight: bold;
      color: #1a2a6c;
      text-decoration: none;
      line-height: 1.4;
      transition: color 0.3s ease;
    }

    .blog-list__title-link:hover {
      color: #007bff;
    }

    .blog-list__excerpt {
      font-size: 16px;
      color: #555;
      line-height: 1.6;
      display: -webkit-box;
      -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
      -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
      overflow: hidden;
      text-overflow: ellipsis;
    }

    .blog-list__date {
      font-size: 14px;
      color: #777;
      text-align: right;
      margin-top: auto;
    }

    .blog-list__read-more {
      display: inline-block;
      margin-top: 18px;
      padding: 12px 25px;
      background-color: #007bff;
      color: #fff;
      text-decoration: none;
      border-radius: 6px;
      font-size: 15px;
      font-weight: bold;
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
      align-self: flex-start;
      text-align: center;
    }

    .blog-list__read-more:hover {
      background-color: #0056b3;
    }

    @media (min-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list__timeline-wrapper::before {
        left: 50%;
      }

      .blog-list__item {
        max-width: 48%;
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) {
        margin-right: auto;
        margin-left: 0;
        transform: translateX(-52%);
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) {
        margin-left: auto;
        margin-right: 0;
        transform: translateX(52%);
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd)::before {
        left: calc(100% + 20px);
        transform: translateX(-50%);
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even)::before {
        left: -20px;
        transform: translateX(-50%);
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__content {
        text-align: left;
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__content {
        text-align: right;
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__read-more {
        align-self: flex-end;
      }
    }

    @media (min-width: 1024px) {
      .blog-list__item {
        max-width: 45%;
      }
    }