Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. Audrey planned to move from Iowa to Arizona. En route, she was offered a job in Colorado, which she accepted. She now lives in Denver, Colorado, and works for an athletic apparel design company. This is an example of __________.

Audrey intended to move to Arizona but encountered a job opportunity in Colorado before reaching her planned destination. Because she accepted that opportunity and settled there instead, this is an intervening opportunity. Step migration would involve moving through a series of places in stages, rather than stopping because a particular opportunity changed her destination.

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