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I pulled the SSD card from a dead MacBook Pro 2014. Is there a cable that will connect to usb so I can retrieve data from it?

Yes! It’s made by OWC its a case to hold the SSD OWC Envoy Pro Portable a bus-Powered USB 3.0 Storage Enclosure for select Apple Flash SSDs from most 2013 to 2015 Mac Models.