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HTML

<table>
  <tr>
    <td>Could be short or maybe it could be long</td>
    <td class="samewidth">Col2 Long Text</td>
    <td class="samewidth">Col3 Some More Long Text</td>
    <td class="samewidth">Col4 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum</td>
    <td>Could be short or long</td>
    <tr>
</table>

CSS

table {
  width: 100%;
  border: 1px solid black;
}

td {
  min-width: 20%;
  max-width: 33%;
  border: 1px solid black;
}

td.samewidth {
  overflow: hidden;
}