.pp-446-timeline-container {
    position: relative;
    padding: 80px 20px;
    background-color: #f9f9f9;
    overflow: hidden;
    font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
}
.pp-446-grid {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: flex-start;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}
.pp-446-item {
    text-align: center;
    flex: 1;
    padding: 0 15px;
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
}
.pp-446-item-top {
    margin-top: 0;
}
.pp-446-item-bottom {
    margin-top: 80px; 
}
.pp-446-image-wrapper {
    position: relative;
    margin-bottom: 35px;
    display: inline-flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    z-index: 2;
}
.pp-446-image-circle {
    width: 180px;
    height: 180px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background-color: #888;
    border: 1px solid #eee;
    padding: 10px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    overflow: hidden;
    background-clip: content-box;
}
.pp-446-image-circle img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    border-radius: 50%;
}
.pp-446-badge {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0px;
    left: 0px;
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    background-color: var(--e-global-color-accent);
    color: #fff;
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    font-weight: bold;
    font-size: 16px;
    z-index: 3;
    border: 3px solid #fff;
}
.pp-446-item-title {
    margin: 0 0 15px 0;
    font-size: 22px;
    font-weight: 900;
    color: var(--e-global-color-primary);
    font-family: 'Effra', sans-serif;
}
.pp-446-item-desc {
    margin: 0 0 20px 0;
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: var(--e-global-color-text);
    padding: 0 10px;
}

/* The dashed connecting line */
.pp-446-item::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%; 
    width: 100%; 
    height: 1px;
    border-top: 2px dashed #e0e0e0;
    z-index: 1;
}
.pp-446-item-top::after {
    top: 90px; 
    transform: rotate(12deg); 
    transform-origin: left center;
}
.pp-446-item-bottom::after {
    top: 90px;
    transform: rotate(-12deg); 
    transform-origin: left center;
}
.pp-446-item:last-child::after {
    display: none;
}
@media (max-width: 992px) {
    .pp-446-grid {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: center;
    }
    .pp-446-item-top, .pp-446-item-bottom {
        margin-top: 0;
        margin-bottom: 50px;
    }
    .pp-446-item::after {
        display: none;
    }
}