Example of the page-break-inside property with the "auto" value:

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document</title>
    <style>
      .example {
        background-color: #8ebf42;
        height: 90px;
        width: 200px;
        columns: 1;
        column-width: 80px;
      }
      .list,
      ol,
      ul,
      p {
        page-break-inside: auto;
      }
      @media print {
        .list,
        ol,
        ul,
        p {
          page-break-inside: auto;
        }
      }
      p {
        background-color: #8ebf42;
      }
      ol,
      ul,
      .list {
        margin: 0.5em 0;
        display: block;
        background-color: #1c87c9;
      }
      p:first-child {
        margin-top: 1;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div class="example">
      <p>The first paragraph.</p>
      <section class="list">
        <span>A list</span>
        <ol>
          <li>one</li>
        </ol>
      </section>
      <ul>
        <li>one</li>
      </ul>
      <p>The second paragraph.</p>
      <p>The third paragraph, it contains more text.</p>
      <p>The fourth paragraph. It has a little bit more text than the third one.</p>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>