every column grows in proportion to its own content

AAA x

BBB medium length content here

CCC a considerably longer stretch of column content that wants more room

a narrower span lands before a wider one

AAA spans every column of this table
BBB spans the first two		CCC

a table narrower than its content still approximates

AAA x

BBB medium length content here

CCC a considerably longer stretch of column content that wants more room