diff --git a/apps/website/src/components/landing/RecentArticles.tsx b/apps/website/src/components/landing/RecentArticles.tsx
index e0694d91..fca9b3ab 100644
--- a/apps/website/src/components/landing/RecentArticles.tsx
+++ b/apps/website/src/components/landing/RecentArticles.tsx
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ import { Section } from '../ui/Section';
 import { Container } from '../ui/Container';
 import { Eyebrow } from '../ui/Eyebrow';
 import { PostCard } from '../blog/PostCard';
-import { getRecentNonFeatured } from '../../lib/blog';
+import { getRecentPosts } from '../../lib/blog';
 
 /**
- * Marketing-home strip showing the three most recent non-featured posts.
- * Renders nothing when no eligible posts exist, so the home page stays clean
- * while the blog catalog is small.
+ * Marketing-home strip showing the most recent posts (including any flagged
+ * `featured`). Renders nothing when no posts exist, so the home page stays
+ * clean while the blog catalog is small.
  */
 export function RecentArticles() {
-  const posts = getRecentNonFeatured(3);
+  const posts = getRecentPosts(3);
   if (posts.length === 0) return null;
 
   return (
diff --git a/apps/website/src/lib/blog.spec.ts b/apps/website/src/lib/blog.spec.ts
index 620020a3..b3e9e365 100644
--- a/apps/website/src/lib/blog.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/website/src/lib/blog.spec.ts
@@ -146,17 +146,17 @@ describe('blog.ts', () => {
     expect(getAllPosts().map((p) => p.slug)).toEqual(['first-post']);
   });
 
-  it('getRecentNonFeatured excludes the featured post', async () => {
+  it('getRecentPosts returns newest-first, including featured', async () => {
     setupFs({
       '2026-05-01-first-post.mdx': post1,
       '2026-05-10-second-post.mdx': post2,
     });
-    const { getRecentNonFeatured } = await import('./blog');
-    // post2 is featured (see fixture at top of file). Expect only post1.
-    expect(getRecentNonFeatured().map((p) => p.slug)).toEqual(['first-post']);
+    const { getRecentPosts } = await import('./blog');
+    // post2 is featured; it should still appear (sorted first by date).
+    expect(getRecentPosts().map((p) => p.slug)).toEqual(['second-post', 'first-post']);
   });
 
-  it('getRecentNonFeatured caps at the limit', async () => {
+  it('getRecentPosts caps at the limit', async () => {
     setupFs({
       '2026-05-01-first-post.mdx': post1,
       '2026-05-05-extra-a.mdx': post1.replace('First Post', 'Extra A'),
@@ -164,18 +164,16 @@ describe('blog.ts', () => {
       '2026-05-07-extra-c.mdx': post1.replace('First Post', 'Extra C'),
       '2026-05-10-second-post.mdx': post2,
     });
-    const { getRecentNonFeatured } = await import('./blog');
-    // post2 is featured and filtered out; remaining 4 should be capped to 3.
-    const result = getRecentNonFeatured(3);
+    const { getRecentPosts } = await import('./blog');
+    const result = getRecentPosts(3);
     expect(result).toHaveLength(3);
-    expect(result.map((p) => p.slug)).not.toContain('second-post');
+    // Should be the three newest by date.
+    expect(result.map((p) => p.slug)).toEqual(['second-post', 'extra-c', 'extra-b']);
   });
 
-  it('getRecentNonFeatured returns [] when only the featured post exists', async () => {
-    setupFs({
-      '2026-05-10-second-post.mdx': post2,
-    });
-    const { getRecentNonFeatured } = await import('./blog');
-    expect(getRecentNonFeatured()).toEqual([]);
+  it('getRecentPosts returns [] when no posts exist', async () => {
+    setupFs({});
+    const { getRecentPosts } = await import('./blog');
+    expect(getRecentPosts()).toEqual([]);
   });
 });
diff --git a/apps/website/src/lib/blog.ts b/apps/website/src/lib/blog.ts
index 5e5039f2..7c090e85 100644
--- a/apps/website/src/lib/blog.ts
+++ b/apps/website/src/lib/blog.ts
@@ -151,18 +151,13 @@ export function readingTimeMin(markdown: string): number {
 }
 
 /**
- * Recent posts excluding the one currently surfaced as featured on /blog.
+ * Most recent posts, including any flagged `featured`.
  *
- * Used by the home page "Recent articles" section so visitors don't see the
- * same headline post twice (once in the featured slot at /blog and again on
- * the home page). `getAllPosts()` already sorts newest-first and excludes
- * drafts, so this is a thin filter on top.
+ * Used by the home page "Recent articles" section. `getAllPosts()` already
+ * sorts newest-first and excludes drafts, so this is just a slice on top.
  *
  * @param limit Maximum number of posts to return. Defaults to 3.
  */
-export function getRecentNonFeatured(limit = 3): Post[] {
-  const featured = getFeaturedPost();
-  return getAllPosts()
-    .filter((p) => p.slug !== featured?.slug)
-    .slice(0, limit);
+export function getRecentPosts(limit = 3): Post[] {
+  return getAllPosts().slice(0, limit);
 }