Select first word in each line of a text file to do something.

How do I select the first word in each line to do something newer from a text file in Powershell?
Example:
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 local                          Primary    File            
 localhost                      Primary    File            
 Opstest                        Primary    File            
 TrustAnchors                   Primary    File            
99upgrade

Hi 99,
here's an example on how to do it:
$lines = Get-Content "C:\ExampleFolder\Example.txt"
foreach ($line in $lines)
Write-Host ($line.Split(" "))[0]
Just replace the Write-Host line in the loop with what you actually want to do with the first word in the line.
Cheers,
Fred
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