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HTML

<div class="list_item">A</div>
<div class="list_item">E</div>
<div class="list_item">B</div>
<div class="list_item">F</div>
<div class="list_item">C</div>
<div class="list_item">G</div>
<div class="list_item">D</div>
<div class="list_item">H</div>

CSS

.list_item {
    margin: 5px;
    padding: 5px;
    width: 200px;
    float: left;
    border: 1px solid gray;
}