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HTML

<div class="wrap">
  <div class="item">text</div>
  <div class="item">text</div>
  <div class="item">text</div>
</div>
<div class="wrap2">
  <div class="item">text</div>
  <div class="item">text</div>
  <div class="item">text</div>
</div>
<div class="wrap3">
  <div class="item">text</div>
  <div class="item">text</div>
  <div class="item">text</div>
</div>

CSS

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
.wrap {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row;  
}
.wrap2 > .item {
  display: inline-block;
  vertical-align: top;  
}
.wrap3 > .item {
  float: left;  
}
.item {
  margin: 0.5em;
  border: solid 1px;
  width: 100px;
  height: 50px;
  text-align: center;
  line-height: 50px;
}