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On one hand, I would have been just completely focused on the music, and on the other hand it might have felt slightly awkward, socially, and I might have cocooned a bit mentally.

From Slate • Oct. 2, 2018

Breaking with tradition, he ad-libbed his hour-long speech with minimal notes, and was not protected by the bullet-proof screens that have cocooned prime ministers at this event for some 20 years.

From Newsweek