descent vs foray

descent

noun
  • A falling upon or invasion. 

  • A particular extension of the idea of gluing. 

  • A sloping passage or incline. 

  • A drop to a lower status or condition; decline. 

  • Lineage or hereditary derivation. 

  • An instance of descending; act of coming down. 

  • A way down. 

foray

noun
  • A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid. 

  • A brief excursion or attempt, especially outside one's accustomed sphere. 

verb
  • To participate in a foray. 

  • To do or attempt something outside one's typical area of expertise. 

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