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lg:grid-cols-3 gap-8 mb-8"> <div class="card group/card society"> <a href="https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/a-million-dimensions-of-inequality/" title="‘A million dimensions of inequality’"><img class="card-image aspect-square lazyload" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAlgAAAJYAQAAAACWHaVxAAAAAnRSTlMAAHaTzTgAAABDSURBVHja7cEBDQAAAMKg909tDjegAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAC+DbIgAAFbm/qRAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" alt="Debra Thompson leaning against an orange tile wall" data-src="https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Debra-Thompson-600x600-square.jpg" decoding="async" width="600" height="600" data-eio-rwidth="600" data-eio-rheight="600"><noscript><img class="card-image aspect-square" src="https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Debra-Thompson-600x600-square.jpg" alt="Debra Thompson leaning against an orange tile wall" data-eio="l"></noscript></a> <a class="mt-4 block text-red uppercase text-sm" 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