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Google Search Console issue

I’m seeing thousands of 404s, soft 404s, and 'Crawled - currently not indexed' pages in GSC. These URLs don’t exist on our site anymore — they’re from a previous owner and don’t even match our niche or target audience. I'm worried their presence in GSC might be hurting crawl budget or overall SEO performance.

What’s the most efficient way to clean this up without causing issues? I’m considering submitting a new sitemap to help refocus crawling. Any advice would be appreciated!

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