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Default How to return # characters based on 2nd instance of value

I have a range of text fields with descriptions containing a combination of
words and spaces. I want to return the leftmost two words of each
description, however, the position of where the 2nd space occurs varies by
cell.
I have found a way to return the first word by using the following formula:
=LEFT(E4,FIND(" ",E4)-1)) However, I cannot figure out how to return the
TWO words. Can someone help?
 
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