muckrake vs spy

muckrake

verb
  • To search for and expose corruption or scandal, especially as a form of investigative journalism. 

noun
  • A rake for scraping up dung. 

spy

verb
  • To act as a spy. 

  • To search narrowly; to scrutinize. 

  • To explore; to see; to view; inspect and examine secretly, as a country. 

  • To spot; to catch sight of. 

noun
  • A defensive player assigned to cover an offensive backfield player man-to-man when they are expected to engage in a running play, but the offensive player does not run with the ball immediately. 

  • A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage). 

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