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Get longest first word in column
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GetLongestFirstWordInColumn.sql
SELECT SUBSTRING_INDEX( `field_name` , ' ', 1 ) AS `field_name_first_word`
FROM `table_name`
ORDER BY LENGTH(`field_name_first_word`) desc;
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