/*
Theme Name: Idea Explorers — The Step Cascade
Theme URI: https://ideaexplorers.net/
Author: Idea Explorers
Description: Premium news/business publication built as a continuous descending step cascade of editorial flights and hard-left returns.
Version: 1.4.0
Requires at least: 6.0
Requires PHP: 8.0
Text Domain: ideaexplorers
*/
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