ensuing vs ex-

ensuing

adj
  • Refers to the actions, consequences, and repercussions which result from some prior stimulus or event. 

ex-

prefix
  • former, but still living (almost always used with a hyphen) 

  • out of 

  • outside 

  • Lacking. 

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