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HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>Multi-column Layout</title>
</head>
<body>
<style>
body {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    height: 100vh;
    margin: 0;
}

.columns {
    column-width: 240px;
    column-gap: 10px;
    width: 100%; /* Ensure the container spans full width */
    max-width: 1000px; /* Set a max-width for better control */
    box-sizing: border-box;
    padding: 10px;
}

.column-item {
    background-color: lightblue;
    border: 1px solid #ccc;
    padding: 20px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    display: inline-block; /* Ensures items are treated as block-level elements within columns */
    width: 100%;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}
</style>

    <div class="columns">
        <div class="column-item">1<br/>and next<br/>and next<br/>and next<br/>and next<br/>and next</div>
        <div class="column-item">2</div>
        <div class="column-item">3</div>
        <div class="column-item">4</div>
        <div class="column-item">5</div>
        <div class="column-item">6</div>
        <div class="column-item">7</div>
        <div class="column-item">8</div>
        <div class="column-item">9</div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>