How to Use noncore in a Sentence

noncore

adjective

• The company has already sold off some noncore brands, acquisitions that contributed to its burdensome debt load.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018
• That is because with 5G, noncore equipment, such as that in cellular towers, will handle tasks that the core currently handles.
  — Stu Woo, WSJ, 5 Dec. 2018
• Since closing the deal, Virtu has been looking to sell or shut down noncore businesses acquired from KCG.
  — Alexander Osipovich, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2017
• As tension builds at WeWork to divest its noncore businesses, Siegel has a mandate to find a buyer, and to do so within the next month or two.
  — Alyssa Newcomb, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2019
• Barrick is seeking to shed a number of noncore mining properties and any combination with Newmont would likely trigger a fresh wave of gold property sales.
  — Jacquie McNish, WSJ, 22 Feb. 2019
• The leaders spoke last week after the British government defied the United States in allowing Huawei to build noncore elements of the network.
  — Caitlin Yilek, Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2020
• The chemicals sector has already been a hive of deal activity as companies shed noncore businesses or seek acquisitions that will boost revenue and profit and hand them new geographies and products.
  — Dana Mattioli, WSJ, 7 June 2018
• Disney, which considers the firm and its technology a noncore asset, didn’t invest in TrueX after the Fox deal, said people familiar with the matter.
  — Sahil Patel, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2020
• SoftBank’s overhaul of WeWork involves getting out of noncore businesses and focusing on profitable markets.
  — Peter Eavis, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2019
• With investors expecting so little—Baidu trades at 17 times forward earnings, close to a 10-year low—the fast growth in noncore businesses may generate some short-term excitement.
  — Jacky Wong, WSJ, 22 Feb. 2019
• Newsletter Sign-up Maersk has been restructuring itself, selling off its energy and other noncore units to become a global logistics player.
  — Costas Paris, WSJ, 14 Nov. 2018
• Other conglomerates, like General Electric, have made similar moves to shed noncore operations.
  — New York Times, 9 June 2019
• In this kind of contract, the company fronts the substantial investment to launch the program, manages noncore program functions, and takes a cut of revenue in return (60 percent of tuition is standard, according to Eduventures).
  — Katerina Manoff, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2019
• Utilizing alternative business models like focusing on core areas of expertise that provide a competitive advantage, coupled with toll manufacturing in noncore areas, can help rapidly scale while reducing the capital needs.
  — Matthew Dawson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
• Dow, which began a strategic review of some European assets in 2024, has also been reevaluating its ownership of noncore assets across its global portfolio, including power and steam production and pipelines.
  — Pooja Menon, Freep.com, 30 Jan. 2026
• The Oklahoma City Federal Building was listed in February 2025, among 443 properties deemed a noncore asset to be sold.
  — Maria Guinnip, Oklahoman, 25 Feb. 2026
• After the ailing French luxury group reported a 10 percent drop in third-quarter revenues last October, de Meo pledged to double down on efforts to cut costs and curb debt, with plans to ramp up store closures, refinance real estate and dispose of noncore assets.
  — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 16 Dec. 2025
• While Rivian is regularly compared with Tesla, its AI Day is expected to focus more on vehicles and supporting software initiatives rather than noncore businesses such as humanoid robots like Tesla has done.
  — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
• Farfetch was impacted by its own financial troubles and was acquired at the end of 2023 at a knockdown price of $500 million by South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang, listed on the New York Stock Exchange, eyeing a sale of noncore assets such as NGG.
  — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025