finding vs progress

finding

noun
  • The act of discovering something by chance, an instance of finding something by chance. 

  • A result of research or an investigation. 

  • That which is found, a find, a discovery. 

  • Tools or materials used in shoe making or repair. 

  • A self-contained component of assembled jewellery. 

  • A formal conclusion by a judge, jury or regulatory agency on issues of fact. 

progress

noun
  • Movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time; development through time. 

  • Specifically, advancement to a higher or more developed state; development, growth. 

  • Movement onwards or forwards or towards a specific objective or direction; advance. 

  • An official journey made by a monarch or other high personage; a state journey, a circuit. 

  • Science has made extraordinary progress in the last fifty years. 

verb
  • To develop. 

  • To expedite. 

  • To move, go, or proceed forward; to advance. 

  • To improve; to become better or more complete. 

How often have the words finding and progress occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )