Currently, search results on my site are coming up looking like the following:

This looks silly. Some numbers (like the 7) look like they are positioned below the last line of the result title. I want the number element to line up with the top of the search result so it looks better. I have tried styling the ::marker pseudo-element and can change the font size, style, and color, but haven't found anything to change its vertical position.
Any suggestions how to do this?
ETA: I don't know why it's aligning this way in the first place. If I make a little test page, it aligns with the first line of the list item, which is what I would expect. Any thoughts on what could cause this misalignment?
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The simple way is - View source code - Copy and paste what you need - Bold can be easily added with <b> or <strong> tags
Use text editors in Summary Field
I have had a read of what Lando provides, and it's an excellent development tool, and it would solve the problem. But, I would prefer to find out why the problem is there in the first...
How often is the settings.php loaded.
Thanks for the info. I will give it a try...
How often is the settings.php loaded.
I use Lando (a wrapper for docker) and find settings changes happen straight away
How often is the settings.php loaded.
You might need to add a Relationship in the View to Flags. Or there might be a setting on the content type. I can't recall for certain but I think it's possible.
No Flag fields in Views