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gecko, which originated at netscape and predates khtml, is often criticized for its large and infamously complex code base.

Gecko源自Netscape，并早于KHTML，Gecko因庞大与复杂的代码基础而频遭诟病。

The dispute between Thomas Jefferson, the poet of the American Revolution, and Alexander Hamilton, its chief federalist, predates the republic.

美国革命的奠基人托马斯潆遧逊（Thomas Jefferson）与联邦党创始人亚历山大汉密尔顿（Alexander Hamilton）之间的分歧在美国独立之前就存在了。

One explanation is that people might buy a cheap ticket and then sneak into a more expensive screening; but uniform pricing predates the multiplexes.

一个解释是，人们可能会先买便宜票，然后悄悄溜进票价更高的放映厅；但统一定价出现的时间早于多放映厅影院。