ClaimDecay names the progressive loss of operative force suffered by a claim through repetition, displacement, abandonment or separation from the conditions that initially made it urgent. The statement may remain accessible and factually intact while losing context, credibility or capacity to produce action. Decay can result from neglect, but also from excessive circulation that turns evidence into background. The operator asks what maintenance a claim requires in order to remain consequential without becoming artificially amplified.
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