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		<div class="section__center">
			<div class="section__contents">

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									<span>cell</span>
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									<a href="#">the-link</a>
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									<span>cell</span>
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									<span>cell</span>
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									<span>cell</span>
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									<span>cell</span>
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									<span>cell</span>
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									<span>cell</span>
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									<span>cell</span>
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							</td>
							<td class="el">
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									<span>cell</span>
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							</td>
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									<span>cell</span>
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							</td>
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						<tr>
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								<div>
									<span>cell</span>
								</div>
							</td>
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								<div>
									<span>cell</span>
								</div>
							</td>
							<td class="el">
								<div>
									<a href="#">the-link</a>
								</div>
							</td>
							<td class="el">
								<div>
									<span>cell</span>
								</div>
							</td>
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						<tr>
							<td class="el">
								<div>
									<span>cell</span>
								</div>
							</td>
							<td class="el">
								<div>
									<span>cell</span>
								</div>
							</td>
							<td class="el">
								<div>
									<a href="#">the-link</a>
								</div>
							</td>
							<td class="el">
								<div>
									<span>cell</span>
								</div>
							</td>
						</tr>
						<tr>
							<td class="el">
								<div>
									<span>cell</span>
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							</td>
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								<div>
									<span>cell</span>
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							</td>
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								<div>
									<span>cell</span>
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							</td>
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									<span>cell</span>
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							</td>
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									<span>cell</span>
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									<span>cell</span>
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									<span>cell</span>
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									<span>cell</span>
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						<tr>
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									<span>cell</span>
								</div>
							</td>
							<td class="el">
								<div>
									<span>cell</span>
								</div>
							</td>
							<td class="el">
								<div>
									<a href="#">the-link</a>
								</div>
							</td>
							<td class="el">
								<div>
									<span>cell</span>
								</div>
							</td>
						</tr>
						<tr>
							<td class="el">
								<div>
									<span>cell</span>
								</div>
							</td>
							<td class="el">
								<div>
									<span>cell</span>
								</div>
							</td>
							<td class="el">
								<div>
									<span>cell</span>
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							</td>
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									<span>cell</span>
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							</td>
						</tr>
						<tr>
							<td class="el">
								<div>
									<span>cell</span>
								</div>
							</td>
							<td class="el">
								<div>
									<span>cell</span>
								</div>
							</td>
							<td class="el">
								<div>
									<a href="#">the-link</a>
								</div>
							</td>
							<td class="el">
								<div>
									<span>cell</span>
								</div>
							</td>
						</tr>
					</tbody>
				</table>

				<button id="button"><span>Hide rows with links</span></button>

			</div>
		</div>
	</div>
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html,
body {
	cursor: default;
	font-size: 18px;
	font-family: monospace;
	background-color: #fff;
	color: #333;
}

* {
	box-sizing: border-box;
	outline: none;
}

#wrap {
	width: 100%;
	position: relative;
}

.section {
	padding: 60px 0;
	position: relative;

	&__center {
		width: 100%;
		max-width: 1024px;
		margin: 0 auto;
	}

	&__contents {
		width: 100%;
		height: 100%;
		padding: 0 20px;
	}
}

#table {
	width: 100%;
	table-layout: fixed;
	border-collapse: collapse;
	
	tbody {
		tr {
			td {
				padding: 10px;
				border: 1px solid #ddd;
			}
			
			&.hidden {
				display: none;
			}
		}
	}
}

#button {
	display: block;
	margin-top: 20px;
	border: 0;
	padding: 10px 20px;
	font-family: inherit;
	font-size: 18px;
	font-weight: 700;
	cursor: pointer;
}


View Compiled
$(function () {
	var $table = $('#table'),
		$button = $('#button');

	$button.click(function () {
		var $rowWithLink = $table.find('a:contains("the-link")').parents('tr');
		
		$rowWithLink.addClass('hidden');
	});
});

External CSS

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External JavaScript

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