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# Left

Returns a leftmost substring of a string value

```mathematica
Left("Central region", 7) → "Central"
Left("New York City", 8) → "New York"
```

#### Inputs

`Left(string, length)`

* `string` - A text value
* `length` - Length of the resulting text