exploit
noun
a striking or notable deed; feat; spirited or heroic act.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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Moreover, I should cause our local dvoriane to begin crying out in chorus that I am exploiting their extremities, their ruined position, for the purpose of acquiring land for under its value.
From Dead Souls by D. J. Hogarth