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HTML

<div class="parent">
  <div class="flex">
    <div class="flex-child">One</div>
    <div class="flex-child">Two</div>
    <div class="flex-child">Three (really really long)</div>
    <div class="flex-child">Four</div>
  </div>
</div>

CSS

.parent {
  position: absolute;
  padding: 10px;
  background: red;
}

.flex {
  display: flex;
}

.flex-child {
  /* flex: 1 0 100px; */
  width: 100px; /* new */
  background: #EEE;
  border: 1px solid black;
  white-space: nowrap;
  overflow: hidden;
}