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When referring to the immediate past or future we use "last" and "next" without the article.

Next week I'm going to be on vacation.
Last month we were very busy in the office.


To refer to another week, month, year etc. that neither preceeds nor follows the present we use the article.

The week before last we hired several new people.
The year after next I plan to retire.

Next to

"Next to" means beside.

He lives next to the train station so he doesn't need to commute by car.


Related articles: The Last / The Latest, At Last / Lastly, Last / Yesterday, Next to

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